Wuchalena Jido ("Wuchale and Jido") is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Wuchalena Jido is bordered on the south by Berehna Aleltu, on the west by Mulona Sululta, on the northwest by Yaya Gulelena Debre Liban, on the northeast by the Amhara Region, on the east by Abichuna Gne'a, and on the southeast by Kembibit. Towns in Wuchalena Jido include Muka and Turi.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 142,131, of whom 71,950 are men and 70,181 are women; 6,334 or 4.46% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 1,125.63 square kilometers, Wuchalena Jido has an estimated population density of 126.3 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 143.[1]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 102,382, of whom 50,834 were men and 51,548 women; 3,547 or 3.46% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Wuchalena Jido were the Oromo (93.09%), the Amhara (6.21%) and the Werji (0.61%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.09% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 94.4%, and 5.55% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.38% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.09% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 1.14% of the population said they were Moslem.[2]
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