Gerar Jarso
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Gerar Jarso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Gerar Jarso is bordered on the south by Yaya Gulelena Debre Liban, on the west by Gegem, and on the east by the Amhara Region. The major town in Gerar Jarso is Fiche.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 119,675, of whom 59,977 were males and 59,698 were females; 37,861 or 31.64% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 485.32 square kilometers, Gerar Jarso has an estimated population density of 246.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 143.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
