Yeki

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Yeki is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Keficho Shekicho Zone, Yeki is bordered on the south by the Bench Maji Zone, on the west by the Gambela Region, on the north by Masha Anderacha, on the northeast by Gesha, and on the east by Chena. The major town in Yeki is Teppi.

This woreda is part of the homeland of the Sheko people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 124,998, of whom 60,801 were males and 64,197 were females; 19,231 or 15.39% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.7%. With an estimated area of 603.91 square kilometers, Yeki has an estimated population density of 207 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 81.9.^[1]