Hidabu Abote

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

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 89,863, of whom 45,278 were males and 44,585 were females; 3,556 or 3.96% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 497.82 square kilometers, Hidabu Abote has an estimated population density of 180.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 143.^[1]