Chora (woreda)

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Chora is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Chora is bordered on the south by the Jimma Zone, on the west by Yayu, on the northwest by Supena Sodo, on the north by Dega, and on the east by Bedele. The major town in Chora is Kumbabe.

Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop.^[1]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 118,483, of whom 60,504 were males and 57,979 were females; 9,545 or 8.06% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 947.19 square kilometers, Chora has an estimated population density of 125.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 72.3.^[2]