Habro

Habro is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former awraja of the same name. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, the woreda is bordered on the south by Darolebu, on the west and north by Guba Koricha, on the northeast by Kuni, and on the southeast by Boke. Towns in Habro include Belbelti, Gelemso and Wachu.

Khat is an important cash crop of this woreda, but because it is a very perishable commodity and must be cultivated not too far from major markets or good roads, it is grown along the main roads.^[1]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 190,455, of whom 98,593 were men and 91,862 were women; 25,233 or 13.25% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 84.92% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 14.52% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.^[2]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 176,863, of whom 85,765 are men and 91,098 are women; 26,982 or 15.26% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 730.32 square kilometers, Habro has an estimated population density of 242.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.^[3]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 124,184, of whom 64,071 were men and 60,113 women; 15,071 or 12.14% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Habro were the Oromo (83.22%), the Amhara (15.21%) and the Somali (0.59%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.98% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 81.52%, and 17.59% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.89% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 81.66% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 18.07% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.^[4]

Notes

1. "Hararghe farmers on the cross-roads between subsistence and cash economy", UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated September 1998 (accessed 4 January 2009)
2. 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
3. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
4. 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)

Coordinates: 8°40′N 40°20′E / 8.667°N 40.333°E