Bure (woreda)

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Bure is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Bure is bordered on the south by Nono, on the southwest by the Gambela Region, on the west by the Mirab Welega Zone, on the northeast by Metu, and on the southeast by Ale; the Birbir River defines the west and north boundaries. Towns in Bure include Bure and Sibo.

Although coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, under 20 km² is planted with this crop.^[1]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 78,043, of whom 39,953 were males and 38,090 were females; 9,565 or 12.26% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 1,496.41 square kilometers, Bure has an estimated population density of 52.2 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 72.3.^[2]