Boreda Abaya
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Boreda Abaya is one of the 77 woreda
s in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia
. Part of the Semien Omo Zone
, Boreda Abaya is bordered on the south by Arba Minch Zuria
, on the southwest by Chencha
, on the west by Kucha
, on the north by Humbo
, and on the east by Lake Abaya
which separates it from the Oromia Region
. Aruro Island
, the largest island in Lake Abaya, is administratively part of this woreda. Towns in Boreda Abaya include Birbir and Zefene.
Arnold Weinholt Hodson
passed through Boreda soon after he had begun his career as the British resident in southern Ethiopia (1914-1923). At the time, it was under the government of Likamaquas Habte Mikael. As for the terrain, Hodson described it as "extremely hilly, and rises to an elevation of nearly 7000 feet."
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 142,178, of whom 71,182 were men and 70,996 were women; 7,866 or 5.53% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 1,322.04 square kilometers, Boreda Abaya has an estimated population density of 107.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 99,687 of whom 49,814 were men and 49,873 were women; 4,341 or 4.35% of its population were urban dwellers. The four largest ethnic groups reported in Boreda Abaya were the Gamo
(83.74%), the Welayta
(10.06%), the Kachama (2.62%), and the Amhara
(2.6%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.98% of the population. Gamo is spoken as a first language by 83.22%, Welayta
10.05%, 3.43% Amharic
, and 2.6% speak Kachama
; the remaining 0.7% spoke all other primary languages reported.
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 Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region 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...
. Part of the Semien Omo Zone
Semien Omo Zone
Semien Omo was a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region . It was named after the Omo River, which flows in the western area of the former zone...
, Boreda Abaya is bordered on the south by Arba Minch Zuria
Arba Minch Zuria
Arba Minch Zuria is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia...
, on the southwest by Chencha
Chencha (woreda)
Chencha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gamo Gofa Zone, Chencha is bordered on the south by Arba Minch Zuria, on the west by Dita Dermalo, on the north by Kucha, and on the east by Boreda Abaya...
, on the west by Kucha
Kucha (woreda)
Kucha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gamo Gofa Zone, Kucha is bordered on the south by Dita Dermalo, on the southwest by Zala Ubamale, on the west by Gofa Zuria, on the northwest by the Dawro Zone, on the north by the...
, on the north by Humbo
Humbo
Humbo is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wolayita Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Humbo is bordered on the south by Lake Abaya which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the southwest by the Gamo Gofa Zone, on the...
, and on the east by Lake Abaya
Lake Abaya
Lake Abaya is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. It was named Lake Margherita by the Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego, the first European commonly thought to visit the lake, to honor the wife of king Umberto I of Italy, Queen Margherita...
which separates it from the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
. Aruro Island
Aruro Island
Aruro is the biggest island in Lake Abaya, which is in Ethiopia. The island has a latitude and longitude of . Aruro is administratively part of Boreda Abaya, a woreda of the Gamo Gofa Zone....
, the largest island in Lake Abaya, is administratively part of this woreda. Towns in Boreda Abaya include Birbir and Zefene.
Arnold Weinholt Hodson
Arnold Weinholt Hodson
Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson , KCMG was a British colonial administrator who was Governor in turn of the Falkland Islands, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.-Background:Hodson was born in Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, in 1881...
passed through Boreda soon after he had begun his career as the British resident in southern Ethiopia (1914-1923). At the time, it was under the government of Likamaquas Habte Mikael. As for the terrain, Hodson described it as "extremely hilly, and rises to an elevation of nearly 7000 feet."
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 142,178, of whom 71,182 were men and 70,996 were women; 7,866 or 5.53% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 1,322.04 square kilometers, Boreda Abaya has an estimated population density of 107.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 99,687 of whom 49,814 were men and 49,873 were women; 4,341 or 4.35% of its population were urban dwellers. The four largest ethnic groups reported in Boreda Abaya were the Gamo
Gamo people
Gamo is the name of the Ethiopian ethnic group who speak the Gamo language. The name "Gamo" means a lion, which refers to their legacy; along with the Goffa, they gave their names to the former Gamo-Gofa province of Ethiopia. The 2007 Ethiopian national census reported that 1,107,163 people ...
(83.74%), the Welayta
Welayta people
Wolayta is the name of an ethnic group and its former kingdom, located in southern Ethiopia. According to the most recent census , they number 1.7 million people or 2.31 percent of the country's population, of whom 289,707 are urban inhabitants...
(10.06%), the Kachama (2.62%), 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...
(2.6%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.98% of the population. Gamo is spoken as a first language by 83.22%, Welayta
Welayta language
Wolaytta is an Omotic language spoken in the Wolaita Zone and some parts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region of Ethiopia. The number of speakers of this language is estimated at 2,000,000 ; it is the native language of the Welayta people...
10.05%, 3.43% 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...
, and 2.6% speak Kachama
Kachama-Ganjule language
Kachama-Ganjule is an Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia on islands in Lake Chamo and Lake Abaya. Kachama is spoken on Gidicho island in Lake Abaya, whereas Ganjule was originally spoken on a small island in Lake Chamo. Now the Ganjule speakers have relocated to the west shore of the Lake....
; the remaining 0.7% spoke all other primary languages reported.