Ayra (woreda)
Ayra is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the Mirab Welega Zone. It was separated from former Ayra Guliso woreda in November 1999. It is bounded by Guliso in the north, Yubdo in southeast and Kelem Welega Zone in the south and west. Ayra is the administrative center.
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 47,537 in 9,293 households, of whom 23,470 were men and 24,067 were women; 6,079 or 12.79% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Protestantism, with 88.37% reporting that as their religion, while 6.96% observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 4.42% were Muslim.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
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