Dera, Oromia (woreda)

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Dera is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Dera is bordered on the south by the Jamma River which separates it from Hidabu Abote and Wara Jarso, on the west, north and east by the Amhara Region; the Abay River defines the western boundary. The major town in Dera is Gundo Meskel.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 193,214, of whom 99,085 were males and 94,129 were females; 5,719 or 2.96% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 1,550.47 square kilometers, Dera has an estimated population density of 124.6 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 143.^[1]