Abichuna Gne'a ("Aanaa Abichuu") is a

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...

Oromia Region Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benis ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. This woreda is named in part for the

Abichu Oromo The Abbichu Oromo were a subclan of the Tulama Tulama who lived in the Shewa province of Ethiopia. In 1841 William Cornwallis Harris Major Sir William Cornwallis Harris (baptised 2 April 1807 – died 9 October 1848) was an English mil ...

. Part of the Kaba Shewa Zone, Abichu woreda is bordered on the south by Kembibit, on the west by

Wuchalena Jido Wuchale is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It was part of former woreda of Wuchalena Jido which was separated for Jido and Wuchale woredas.. Part of the Kaba Shewa Zone, Wuchale is bordered on the south by Berehna Aleltu, on the west by Mu ...

, and on the north and east by the

Amhara Region The Amhara Region ( am, አማራ ክልል, Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Re ...

. The major town in Abichu is Mendida. Two-time Olympic marathon champion

Abebe Bikila ''Shambel'' Abebe Bikila ( am, ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He is the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winnin ...

was born in this woreda, in the village of Jato near Mendida.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 74,376, of whom 37,284 were men and 37,092 were women; 5,061 or 6.81% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chri ...

, with 98.91% of the population reporting they practised that belief. Based on figures published by the

Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growt ...

in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 82,565, of whom 41,003 are men and 41,562 are women; 4,502 or 5.45% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than as the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 627.82 square kilometers, Abichu(Aanaa) has an estimated population density of 131.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 143. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 59,340, of whom 29,631 were men and 29,709 women; 2,522 or 4.25% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Abichu(Aanaa) were the Oromo (69.99%), and the Amhara (29.69%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.32% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 70.07%, and 29.84% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.09% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed

, with 99.09% of the population reporting they practiced that belief.''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region'', Vol. 1, part 1
, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)

Notes

Districts of Oromia Region {{Oromia-geo-stub