Bedeno (woreda)
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Bedeno is one of the 180 woreda
s in the Oromia Region
of Ethiopia
. It is named after the administrative center of the woreda, Bedeno. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone
, Bedeno is bordered on the south by Gola Odana Meyumuluke
, on the southwest by Malka Balo
, on the west by Deder
, on the northwest by Meta
, on the north by Jarso
, on the northeast by Kurfa Chele
, and on the east by Girawa
. Towns include Furda.
, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops. Coffee
is also an important cash crop; over 50 square kilometers are planted with it. Coffee from Bedeno is well known for its high quality.
Industry in the woreda includes 13 grain mills and one brick factory employing 88 people, as well as 174 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers. There were 38 Farmers Associations with 40,659 members and 3 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 2442 members. Bedeno has 104 kilometers of dry-weather and 62 of all-weather road, for an average road density of 157 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 6.9% of the rural and 18.5% of the urban population have access to drinking water
.
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 242,835, of whom 121,083 are men and 121,752 are women; 7,978 or 3.29% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 1,055.16 square kilometers, Bedeno has an estimated population density of 230.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 175,407, of whom 88,421 were men and 86,986 women; 4,460 or 2.54% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. (This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of several rural kebele
s, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 9,417 inhabitants, of whom 4,738 were men and 4,679 women.) The two largest ethnic groups reported in Bedeno were the Oromo
(97.74%), and the Amhara
(2.18%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.08% of the population. Oromiffa
was spoken as a first language by 97.61%, and 2.35% spoke Amharic
; the remaining 0.04% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim
, with 97.31% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 2.59% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
s in the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. It is named after the administrative center of the woreda, Bedeno. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone
Misraq Hararghe Zone
Misraq Hararghe is one of the 17 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Misraq Hararge takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. Misraq Hararge is bordered on the southwest by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale, on the west by Mirab Hararghe, on the north by Dire Dawa and...
, Bedeno is bordered on the south by Gola Odana Meyumuluke
Gola Odana Meyumuluke
Gola Odana Meyumuluke is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Gola Odana Meyumuluke is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Bale Zone, on the southwest by the Galetti River which separates it from the Mirab ...
, on the southwest by Malka Balo
Malka Balo
Malka Balo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Malka Balo is bordered on the west by the Mirab Hararghe Zone, on the north by Deder, on the northeast by Bedeno, and on the southeast by Gola Odana Meyumuluke; part of the boundary with the...
, on the west by Deder
Deder (woreda)
Deder is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the administrative center, Deder. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Deder is bordered on the south by Malka Balo, on the west by the Mirab Hararghe Zone, on the north by Goro Gutu, on the east by Meta, and on the...
, on the northwest by Meta
Meta (woreda)
Meta is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Meta is bordered on the southwest by Deder, on the northwest by Goro Gutu, on the north by the Somali Region, on the northeast by Kersa, and on the southeast by Bedeno. Towns in Meta include Chelenqo...
, on the north by Jarso
Jarso (Hararge)
Jarso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Jarso is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the west by Kombolcha, on the north by the city of Dire Dawa, on the east by the Somali Region, and on the southeast by Gursum...
, on the northeast by Kurfa Chele
Kurfa Chele (woreda)
Kurfa Chele is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after its administrative center, Kurfa Chele. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Kurfa Chele is bordered on the south by Girawa, on the west by Bedeno, on the northwest by Kersa, and on the northeast by Haro Maya...
, and on the east by Girawa
Girawa (woreda)
Girawa is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Girawa is bordered on the south by Gola Odana Meyumuluke, on the west by Bedeno, on the north by Kurfa Chele, and on the east by Fedis...
. Towns include Furda.
Overview
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1200 to 3100 meters above sea level; Aniya Geneme is the highest point. Rivers include the Deneba and the Ramis. A survey of the land in this woreda (released in 1995/96) shows that 21% is arable or cultivable, 3.8% pasture, 14.3% forest, 6.5% built-up, and the remaining 54.4% is considered marshy, degraded or otherwise unusable. The Goda Jini Caves are a local landmark. KhatKhat
Khat, qat, gat or Waquish Spoken from true Yemeni, is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula....
, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops. Coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
is also an important cash crop; over 50 square kilometers are planted with it. Coffee from Bedeno is well known for its high quality.
Industry in the woreda includes 13 grain mills and one brick factory employing 88 people, as well as 174 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers. There were 38 Farmers Associations with 40,659 members and 3 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 2442 members. Bedeno has 104 kilometers of dry-weather and 62 of all-weather road, for an average road density of 157 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 6.9% of the rural and 18.5% of the urban population have access to drinking water
Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia
Access to water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia is amongst the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa and the entire world. While access has increased substantially with funding from external aid, much still remains to be done to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving the share of people...
.
Demographics
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 242,835, of whom 121,083 are men and 121,752 are women; 7,978 or 3.29% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 1,055.16 square kilometers, Bedeno has an estimated population density of 230.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 175,407, of whom 88,421 were men and 86,986 women; 4,460 or 2.54% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. (This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of several rural kebele
Kebele
A kebele is the smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia similar to ward, a neighbourhood or a localized and delimited group of people...
s, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 9,417 inhabitants, of whom 4,738 were men and 4,679 women.) The two largest ethnic groups reported in Bedeno were the Oromo
Oromo people
The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, .and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census...
(97.74%), and the Amhara
Amhara people
Amhara are a highland people inhabiting the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Numbering about 19.8 million people, they comprise 26% of the country's population, according to the 2007 national census...
(2.18%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.08% of the population. Oromiffa
Oromo language
Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa, Afan Boran, Afan Orma, and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names , is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic family. Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 25 million Oromo and...
was spoken as a first language by 97.61%, and 2.35% spoke Amharic
Amharic language
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. It is the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Thus, it has official status and is used nationwide. Amharic is also the official or working...
; the remaining 0.04% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim
Islam in Ethiopia
According to the latest 2007 national census, Islam is the second most widely practised religion in Ethiopia after Christianity, with over 25 million of Ethiopians adhering to Islam according to the 2007 national census, having arrived in Ethiopia in 615...
, with 97.31% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 2.59% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.