Goro, Oromia, South West Shewa

Goro is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It was part of former Walisona Goro woreda. It is part of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 45,486, of whom 22,912 were men and 22,574 were women; 3,714 or 8.17% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 70.23% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 26.75% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 2.16% were Protestant.^[1]

Notes

↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)

Woredas of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone

Former woredas	Walisona Goro

Current woredas	Amaya Becho Dawo Elu Goro Kersana Malima Seden Sodo Sodo Dacha Tole Waliso Waliso Town Wonchi

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