Metu (woreda)

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Metu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Metu is bordered on the south by Ale, on the southwest by Bure, on the west by the Mirab Welega Zone, on the north by Darimu, on the northeast by Supena Sodo, on the east by Yayu and on the southeast by Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region. Towns in Metu include Metu and Nopa.

Rivers in this woreda include the Sor. A local landmark is the Sor River waterfalls, located 13 kilometers southeast of the town of Metu, near the village of Bechu; at least one travel guide describes these falls as "beautiful".[1] Coffee is an important cash crop of Metu; over 50 km² is planted with this crop.[2]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 154,927, of whom 77,565 were males and 77,362 were females; 38,217 or 24.67% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 1,461.41 square kilometers, Metu has an estimated population density of 106 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 72.3.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Matt Philips and Jean-Bernard Carillet, Ethiopia and Eritrea, third edition (n.p.: Lonely Planet, 2006), p. 241
  2. ^ "Coffee Production" Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
  3. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
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