Guba Koricha is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Guba Koricha, according to the OCHA map (2005) is bordered on the south by Darolebu, on the southwest by the Arsi Zone, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Mieso, on the northeast by Chiro, on the east by Habro, and on the southeast by Boke;[1] however the map of the Oromia Region published by Disaster Prevention and Disaster Agency (2006) shows that the western part of Guba Koricha is a separate woreda named Anchar.[2] Towns in Guba Koricha include Bedey, Chemeleleka and Kemna.
Although coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 square kilometers are planted with this crop.[3]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 192,846, of whom 94,136 were males and 98,710 were females; 7,033 or 3.65% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,477.66 square kilometers, Guba Koricha has an estimated population density of 130.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 139,198, of whom 71,625 were men and 67,573 women; 3,930 or 2.82% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Guba Koricha were the Oromo (81.52%), the Amhara (11.86%) and the Argobba (6.16%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.46% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 80.49%, and 19.06% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.45% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 86.11% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 12.02% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 1.8% were Catholic.[5]
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