Hula (woreda)

Hula (woreda)

Hula is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Hula is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the southwest by Dara, on the west by Aleta Wendo, on the northwest by Dale, on the north by Shebedino, on the northeast by Arbegona, and on the east by Bensa. The major town in Hula is Hagere Selam.

A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 59.6% is arable or cultivable, 36.2% pasture, 2.3% forest, and the remaining 1.8% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable. [Woreda administration sources, as quoted in [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64154159&searchMenuPK=64258544&theSitePK=523679&entityID=000020439_20070402111952&searchMenuPK=64258544&theSitePK=523679 "Final Report for Aposto-Wendo-Negele" (World Bank Report E1546, vol. 1)] , p. 63] Important cash crops include corn, wheat, barley, local varieties of cabbage, and potatoes. ["Final Report", pp. 65f]

Population

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 253,540, of whom 126,597 were males and 126,943 were females; 8,491 or 3.35% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.9%. With an estimated area of 583.76 square kilometers, Hula has an estimated population density of 434.3 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 430.03. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

The dominant Ethnic group in this woreda is the Sidama people; only 2% report as belonging to all other groups. ["Final Report", pp. 62f]

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