Meskanena Mareko
Meskanena Mareko ("Meskane and Mareko") was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskanena Mareko was bordered on the south by Silte, on the southwest by Gumer, on the west by Ezhana Wolene, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, on the north by Sodo, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Meskanena Mareko included Butajira and Inseno. Meskanena Mareko was divided for Mareko and Meskane woredas and Butajira town.
Near Butajira are the Tufta Swamps at 8°8′N 38°24′E / 8.133°N 38.400°E, located in the Western highlands near the headwaters of the Meki River.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 331,832, of whom 166,875 are men and 164,957 are women; 53,343 or 16.08% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 872.5 square kilometers, Meskanena Mareko has an estimated population density of 380.3 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3.
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