Guba Koricha

Guba Koricha

Guba Koricha is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Guba Koricha, according to the OCHA map (2005) is bordered on the south by Darolebu, on the southwest by the Arsi Zone, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Mieso, on the northeast by Chiro, on the east by Habro, and on the southeast by Boke; [ [http://www.ocha-eth.org/Maps/downloadables/OROMIYA.pdf Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA] (PDF file)] however the map of the Oromia Region published by Disaster Prevention and Disaster Agency (2006) shows that the western part of Guba Koricha is a separate woreda named Anchar. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/administrative/Atlas_Oromiya.pdf Map of the Oromia Region] (PDF file)] Towns in Guba Koricha include Bedey, Chemeleleka and Kemna.

Although coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 km² is planted with this crop. [ [http://www.oromiacoffeeunion.org/production.htm "Coffee Production"] Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 192,846, of whom 94,136 were males and 98,710 were females; 7,033 or 3.65% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,477.66 square kilometers, Guba Koricha has an estimated population density of 130.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

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