Tikur

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Tikur is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Tikur is bordered on the southwest by Nono, on the northwest by Cheliya, on the northeast by Ambo, and on the southeast by Amaya. The major town in Tikur is Tikur Enchini.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 97,639, of whom 50,088 were males and 47,551 were females; 3,595 or 3.68% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 538.13 square kilometers, Tikur has an estimated population density of 181.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 152.8.^[1]

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