Ezha

Ezha is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after the sub-group of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Ezha. Part of the Gurage Zone, Ezha is bordered on the south by Gumer, on the west by Cheha, on the north by Kebena and Muhor Na Aklil, and on the southeast by Silt'e Zone. The major town in Ezhana Wolene is Agenda. It was part of former Ezhana Wolene woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 84,905, of whom 40,261 are men and 44,644 women; 3,710 or 4.37% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 65.61% of the population reporting that belief, while 31.47% were Muslim, and 2.35% were Protestants.^[1]

Notes

v t e Woredas of the Gurage Zone Gurage Zone Abeshge Butajira Town Cheha Endegagn Enemorina Eaner Ezha Geta Gumer Kebena Kokir Gedebano Mareko Meskane Muhor Na Aklil Soddo Welkite Town