Kuyu

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Kuyu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Kuyu is bordered on the south and west by the Muger River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the north by Wara Jarso, on the northeast by Hidabu Abote, and on the east by Gegem. The major town in Kuyu is Gebre Guracha.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 140,236, of whom 70,724 were males and 69,512 were females; 19,830 or 14.14% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 939.22 square kilometers, Kuyu has an estimated population density of 149.3 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 143.^[1]