Wara Jarso

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Wara Jarso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Wara Jarso is bordered on the south by Kuyu, on the west by the Muger River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the Amhara Region, on the northeast by the Jamma River which separates it from Dera, and on the east by Hidabu Abote. Towns in Wara Jarso include Filiklik, Goha Tsion and Tullu Milki.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 159,653, of whom 80,075 were males and 79,578 were females; 11,934 or 7.47% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 1,172.97 square kilometers, Wara Jarso has an estimated population density of 136.1 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 143.^[1]