Darimu is one of the 180
woredas in the
Oromia Region of
Ethiopia. This woreda takes its name from the name of the region it lies in, "Darimu", which is mentioned in
Alexander Bulatovich's book, ''From Entotto to the River Baro'', published in 1897. Part of the
Illubabor Zone, Darimu is bordered on the south by
Metu, on the west and north by the
Kelem Welega Zone, and on the east by
Supena Sodo Supena Sodo ("Supe and Sodo") is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Supena Sodo is bordered on the south by Yayu (woreda), Yayu, on the southwest by Metu (woreda), Metu, on the west by Darimu, on the ...
. The major town in Darimu is
Dipa.
Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop.
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 145,070, of whom 72,348 were men and 72,722 were women; 4,245 or 2.93% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were
Moslem
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham ...
, with 50.69% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 35.61% of the population said they were
Protestant, and 13.57% practised
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
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 growth ...
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 132,612, of whom 68,062 are men and 64,550 are women; 4,093 or 3.09% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 1,395.79 square kilometers, Darimu has an estimated population density of 95 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 72.3.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 95,818 in 20,287 households, of whom 46,899 were men and 48,919 women; 2,290 or 2.39% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Darimu were the
Oromo (97.36%), and the
Amhara (2.38%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.26% of the population.
Oromiffa
Oromo ( or ; Oromo: ''Afaan Oromoo''), in the linguistic literature of the early 20th century also called Galla (a name with a pejorative meaning and therefore rejected by the Oromo people), is an Afroasiatic language
The Afroasiatic languag ...
was spoken as a first language by 98.47%, and 1.1%
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
; the remaining 0.43% spoke all other primary languages reported. The plurality of the inhabitants were
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
, with 44.64% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 29.82% of the population said they were
Protestant, and 25.1% professed
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
''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
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