Isara (woreda)

Isara is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Dawro Zone, Isara is bordered on the south by the Omo River which separates this woreda from the Gamo Gofa Zone, on the west by the Konta special woreda, on the north by the Tocha, on the northeast by Mareka, and on the east by Loma Bosa. Towns in Isara include Bale. Isara was part of former Isara Tocha woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 64,950, of whom 32,833 are men and 32,117 women; 4,030 or 6.21% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 47.27% of the population reporting that belief, 34.65% were Protestants, 13.97% practiced traditional beliefs, and 2.25% embraced Catholicism. ^[1]

Notes

Woredas of the Dawro Zone Former woredas Isara Tocha Loma Bosa Mareka Gena Current woredas Gena Bosa Isara Loma Mareka Tocha