Hidabu Abote is one of the Aanaas in the

Oromia 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 Benish ...

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 ...

. Part of the Kaba Shewa Zone, Hidabu Abote is bordered on the south by Kuyu, on the west by

Wara Jarso Wara Jarso ( om, Warra Jaarsoo) is a woreda in the Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the North Shewa Zone, Wara Jarso is bordered on the south by Kuyu, on the west by the Muger River which separates it from the East Welega Zone, on the north by the ...

, on the north by the Jamma River which separates it from

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, and on the east by

Degem Degem is one of the Aanaas in North Shewa Zone of Oromiya in Ethiopia. Degem is bordered on the south by Muger River which separates it from East Welega Zone, on the west by Kuyu, on the northwest by Hidabu Abote, on the north by Jamma River which ...

. The major town in Hidabu Abote is Ejere Notable high points include Mount Ileu.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 82,994, of whom 41,215 were men and 41,779 were women; 6,395 or 7.71% 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 Chris ...

, with 99.1% of the population reporting they observed this 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 growth ...

in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 89,863, of whom 45,278 are men and 44,585 are women; 3,556 or 3.96% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 497.82 square kilometers, Hidabu Abote has an estimated population density of 180.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 143. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 64,809, of whom 32,340 were men and 32,469 women; 1,992 or 3.07% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Hidabu Abote were the Oromo (97.53%), and the Amhara (2.37%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.1% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 98.09%, and 1.87% spoke

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 0.04% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed

, with 99.04% 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