Tulo

Tulo is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Tulo is bordered on the south by Mesela, on the west by Chiro, on the north by Doba, and on the east by the Misraq Hararghe Zone. Towns in Tulo include Debeso and Hirna.

Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 square kilometers are planted with this crop.^[1] Around 2000 a team of workers sponsored by Chinese aid resurfaced and in some places built anew most of the all-weather road between Awash and Hirna.^[2]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 147,384, of whom 75,254 were men and 72,130 were women; 13,768 or 9.34% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 78.72% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 20.04% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.^[3]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 165,711, of whom 81,288 are men and 84,423 are women; 19,864 or 11.99% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 423.6 square kilometers, Tulo has an estimated population density of 391.2 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 117,273, of whom 59,927 were men and 57,346 women; 11,103 or 9.47% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Tulo were the Oromo (78.67%), and the Amhara (20.46%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.87% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 79.61%, and 19.96% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.43% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 76.51% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 23.04% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.^[5]

Notes

1. "Coffee Production" Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
2. "Field Trip Report: Jijiga, Hartesheik, Kebri Dehar, Fafen and Shinile, Somali Region" UNEUE Report, February 2001 (accessed 15 January 2009)
3. 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
4. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
5. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, part 1, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)

Coordinates: 9°10′N 41°00′E / 9.167°N 41.000°E