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Keffa Zone

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Keffa is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this Zone has a total population of 874,716, of whom 431,778 are men and 442,938 women; 65,036 or 7.44% are urban inhabitants. The four largest ethnic groups reported in this Zone were the Kafficho (82.72%), the Bench (5.05%), the Amhara (3.67%), and the Oromo (3.5%); all other ethnic groups made up 5.09% of the population. Kafa is spoken as a first language by 82.49%, 4.18% speak Amharic, 5.13% Bench, and 3.43% speak Oromiffa; the remaining 4.77% spoke all other primary languages reported. 61.42% of the population said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 24.84% were Protestants, 6.2% were Muslim, 5.37% practiced traditional beliefs, and 1.73% embraced Catholicism.[1]

Woredas

Current woredas of Keffa Zone are:

§ in 2011e.c added,

  • Shisho inde,
  • Goba

Notes

  1. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.

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