Jibat

Jibat is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It was part of Nono woreda. Part of the West Shewa Zone, Jibat is bordered on the south by the Nono, on the southeast by SouthWest Mirab Shewa Zone, on the east by Tikur Enchini, on the northeast by Toke Kutaye, on the west by Dano. The largest town is Shanan.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 72,210, of whom 35,892 were men and 36,318 were women; 3,629 or 5.03% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 55.92% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 36.08% of the population were Protestant, and 6.55% practiced traditional beliefs.