Ejerie 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 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

West Shewa Zone West Shewa Zone ( om, Shawaa Lixaa/Dhihaa) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. West Shewa is bordered on the south by the Southwest Shewa Zone and the Southern Nations, Na ...

, it is bordered on the south by the

Southwest Shewa Zone Southwest Shewa ( Oromo: ''Shawaa Kibba-Dhihaa/Lixaa'') is one of the zones of the Oromia in Ethiopia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. Between 2002 and 2005, a number of districts were separated from West Sh ...

, on the west by Dendi, on the northwest by

Jeldu Jeldu is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, districts in the Oromia of Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, Jeldu is bordered on the south by Dendi (woreda), Dendi, on the southwest by Ilfeta (woreda), Ilfeta, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the no ...

, on the north by

Meta Robi Meta Robi is one of the Aanaas in the Oromia of Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by Ejerie, on the southwest by Jeldu, on the northwest by Ginde Beret, on the north by the Muger River (which separates it from the N ...

, on the northeast by

Adda Berga Adda Berga is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, Adda Berga is bordered on the south by Walmara, on the southwest by Ejerie, on the west by Meta Robi, and on the north and east by the Muger River which separates it fr ...

, and on the east by

Walmara Walmara ( om, Walmaraa) is a district in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is bordered on the south by the Sebeta Hawas, on the west by West Shewa Zone, on the north by Mulo, on the northeast by the Sululta ...

. The major town in Ejerie is Ejerie town, after which the District is sometimes named. The source of the Awash River,

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, lies in this woreda. The August 2006 floods affected Ejerie, causing widespread damage. In this woreda—combined with Sebata, Awas, and Elu woredas—14,790 persons were affected and 2,052 people displaced.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 86,934, of whom 44,222 were men and 42,712 were women; 10,071 or 11.59% 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 82.18% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 13.64% of the population practiced traditional beliefs, and 3.04% were

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

. 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 98,832, of whom 49,332 were males and 49,500 were females; 13,423 or 13.58% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 592.19 square kilometers, Ejerie has an estimated population density of 166.9 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 152.8. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 69,686, of whom 35,038 were men and 34,648 women; 7,516 or 10.79% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Ejerie were the Oromo (82.97%), the Amhara (14.78%), and the Sebat Bet

Gurage The Gurage (, Gurage: ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia.G. W. E. Huntingford, "William A. Shack: The Gurage: a people of the ensete culture" They inhabit the Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in ce ...

(0.92%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.33% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 84.01%, and 15.27% 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 0.72% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed

, with 90.86% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 7.91% practiced traditional beliefs.''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)

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