Kebena Special Woreda

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Kebena is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after Kebena people. Part of the Gurage Zone, Kebena is bordered on the south by the Wabe River which separates it from Kokir Gedebano, Muhor Na Aklil, Ezha and Cheha, on the west by Abeshge, and on the north by the Oromia Region. It was part of former Goro woreda. The town of Welkite is surrounded by Kebena.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 52,379, of whom 26,231 are men and 26,148 women; none of the population were urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants were reported as Muslim, with 89.52% of the population reporting that belief, while 8.22% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 1.91% were Protestants.[1]

References

Template:Woredas of the Gurage Zone