Tole

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Tole is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Tole is bordered on the southwest by Kokir, on the west by Becho, on the northwest by Elu, on the northeast by Alem Gena, and on the east and south by Kersana Kondaltiti. The major town in Tole is Bentu Liben.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 62,252, of whom 30,960 were males and 31,292 were females; 2,272 or 3.65% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 438.6 square kilometers, Tole has an estimated population density of 141.9 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8.^[1]