Gumer

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Gumer is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Gumer is bordered on the south by the Hadiya Zone, on the west by Enemorina Eaner, on the northwest by Cheha, on the north by Ezhana Wolene, on the northeast by Meskanena Mareko, and on the east by Silte. Towns in Gumer include Arkit and Kebul.

This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Gurage people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 339,831, of whom 181,979 were males and 157,852 were females; 4,664 or 1.37% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 740.78 square kilometers, Gumer has an estimated population density of 458.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3.^[1]

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