Meskanena Mareko

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Meskanena Mareko is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskanena Mareko is bordered on the south by Silte, on the southwest by Gumer, on the west by Ezhana Wolene, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, on the north by Sodo, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Meskanena Mareko include Butajira and Inseno.

This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Gurage people; the southern half covers part of the homeland of the Maraqo or Libido people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 331,832, of whom 166,875 were males and 164,957 were females; 53,343 or 16.08% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 872.5 square kilometers, Meskanena Mareko has an estimated population density of 380.3 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3.^[1]