Kucha (woreda)

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Kucha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Kucha is bordered on the south by Dita Dermalo, on the southwest by Zala Ubamale, on the west by Gofa Zuria, on the northwest by Loma Bosa, on the north by Offa, on the east by Boreda Abaya, and on the southeast by Chencha. The major town in Kucha is Selamber.

This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Gamo-Gofa people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 145,305, of whom 72,159 were males and 73,146 were females; 3,498 or 2.41% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 1,384.22 square kilometers, Kucha has an estimated population density of 105 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5.^[1]