Telo

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Telo is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. A triangle-shaped district of the Keficho Shekicho Zone, Telo is bordered on the on the west by Decha, at the northwest point by Ginbo, on the north by Menjiwo, and on the east by the Semien Omo Zone. Towns in Telo include Felege Selam and Shama.

This woreda has its origins in the province Chetta of the former Kingdom of Kaffa. Within its boundaries lie the homeland of the Nayi people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 108,182, of whom 54,913 were males and 53,269 were females; 3,519 or 3.25% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.7%. With an estimated area of 1,191.72 square kilometers, Telo has an estimated population density of 90.8 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 81.9.^[1]

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