Guji Zone (Guji Zone)
Guji (Oromo: Godina Gujii) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Guji is named after a tribe of the Oromo people. Guji is bordered on the south by Borena, on the west by the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, on the north by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it from Bale and on the east by the Somali Region. The highest point in this zone is Mount Dara Tiniro. Cities and major towns in this Zone include its administrative center, Nagele, Shakiso Bore, Dila Adola.
The Guji Zone was created in September 2002, when the upland woredas of the Borena Zone were split apart to create it.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this zone has a total population of 1,389,800, of whom 702,580 are men and 687,220 women; with an area of 18,577.05 square kilometers, Guji has a population density of 74.81. While 129,852 or 14.31% are urban inhabitants, a further 5,315 or 0.38% are pastoralists. A total of 269,440 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.16 persons to a household, and 258,540 housing units. The Three largest ethnic groups reported in Guji were the Oromo (95.57%), the Amhara (2.43%) and the Somali (2%). Oromo was spoken as a first language by 82.91%, 9.16% spoke Amhara and 5.92% spoke Somali; the remaining 2.01% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Protestantism, with 56.14% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 14,8% of the population were Muslim, 11.32% of the population said they held traditional beliefs, 7.49% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 2.12% were Catholic.
The Guji Zone was created in September 2002, when the upland woredas of the Borena Zone were split apart to create it.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this zone has a total population of 1,389,800, of whom 702,580 are men and 687,220 women; with an area of 18,577.05 square kilometers, Guji has a population density of 74.81. While 129,852 or 14.31% are urban inhabitants, a further 5,315 or 0.38% are pastoralists. A total of 269,440 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.16 persons to a household, and 258,540 housing units. The Three largest ethnic groups reported in Guji were the Oromo (95.57%), the Amhara (2.43%) and the Somali (2%). Oromo was spoken as a first language by 82.91%, 9.16% spoke Amhara and 5.92% spoke Somali; the remaining 2.01% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Protestantism, with 56.14% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 14,8% of the population were Muslim, 11.32% of the population said they held traditional beliefs, 7.49% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 2.12% were Catholic.
Map - Guji Zone (Guji Zone)
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Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out to the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithic period. Southwestern Ethiopia has been proposed as a possible homeland of the Afroasiatic language family. In 980 BCE, the Kingdom of D'mt extended its realm over Eritrea and the northern region of Ethiopia, while the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region for 900 years. Christianity was embraced by the kingdom in 330, and Islam arrived by the first Hijra in 615. After the collapse of Aksum in 960, a variety of kingdoms, largely tribal confederations, existed in the land of Ethiopia. The Zagwe dynasty ruled the north-central parts until being overthrown by Yekuno Amlak in 1270, inaugurating the Ethiopian Empire and the Solomonic dynasty, claimed descent from the biblical Solomon and Queen of Sheba under their son Menelik I. By the 14th century, the empire grew in prestige through territorial expansion and fighting against adjacent territories; most notably, the Ethiopian–Adal War (1529–1543) contributed to fragmentation of the empire, which ultimately fell under a decentralization known as Zemene Mesafint in the mid-18th century. Emperor Tewodros II ended Zemene Mesafint at the beginning of his reign in 1855, marking the reunification and modernization of Ethiopia.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETB | Ethiopian birr | Br | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| AM | Amharic language |
| EN | English language |
| OM | Oromo language |
| SO | Somali language |
| TI | Tigrinya language |