East Shewa ( Oromo : Shawaa Bahaa ) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia . East Shewa is located at the center of oromia Oromia, connecting the western regions to the eastern ones. This zone is bordered on the south by the West Arsi Zone , on the southwest by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region , on the west by Southwest Shewa Zone and Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne , on the northwest by North Shewa , on the north by the Amhara Region , on the northeast by the Afar Region , and on the southeast by Arsi ; its westernmost reach is defined by the course of the Bilate River . Towns and cities in East Shewa include Dukam, Galan , Tullu Dimt, Basaqa and Aqaqi, Bishoftu , Metehara , Batu Dambal and Adama . With the intent to rehabilitate degraded forests , the Zonal Agriculture and Rural Development Office announced 2 October 2, 2006, that it had planted over 36.3 million seedlings in 10 of the Zone's 12 woredas , covering 4,000 hectares of land.
14-530: Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 1,356,342, of whom 696,350 are men and 659,992 women; with an area of 8,370.90 square kilometers, East Shewa has a population density of 162.03. While 340,225 or 25.08% are urban inhabitants, a further 664 or 0.05% are pastoralists. A total of 309,726 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.38 persons to
28-505: A household, and 296,342 housing units. The three largest ethnic groups reported were the Oromo (74.06%), the Amhara (15.39%) and Gurage (3.82%); all other ethnic groups made up 6.73% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 69.15%, Amharic was spoken by 24.29% and Gurage by 2.64% of the population; the remaining 3.92% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of
42-607: A recent development, the Oromia Regional government announced 30 November 2007 that 110 new primary schools were put into operation in 10 woredas to improve the educational situation. Concerning health , 21% of the zone is exposed to malaria , and 49% to Tsetse fly . The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 372. 8°00′N 38°40′E / 8.000°N 38.667°E / 8.000; 38.667 Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia) The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA ; Amharic : ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ)
56-642: Is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . The Directress General of the CSA is Samia Gutu . Before 9 March 1989 the CSA was known as the Central Statistical Office (CSO). The CSA has 25 branch offices. Besides
70-637: The World Bank 's Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Samia Gutu Samia Zekaria Gutu is an Ethiopian diplomat. She serves as the Director General of the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia and was chairwoman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia until 2018. Samia was born in
84-528: The 1994 and 2007 censuses are available online. While the practice of keeping statistical information in Ethiopia has been traced back as far as the sixteenth century, the need for systematic statistical information that could be used for economic management was recognized as a priority in 1957. In 1960 compiling statistical information became a regular government activity as a result of the Addis Ababa conference of
98-708: The African Statisticians from UNECA member countries in 1960. At first the collection of statistics was the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, then in 1963, this activity became the function of the CSO, which was an autonomous unit under the Ministry of Planning and Development. In 1972 the CSO was reorganized in Proclamation 303/1972, and was responsible for the Planning Commission. The CSO
112-456: The capital city of Addis Ababa , the cities and towns with offices are: Ambo , Arba Minch , chiro , Asayita , Assosa , Awasa , Bahir Dar , Debre Berhan , Dessie , Dire Dawa , Gambela , Goba , Gondar , Harar , Hosaena , Inda Selassie , Jijiga , Jimma , Mek'ele , Mizan Teferi , Adama , Negele Borana , Nekemte , and Sodo . National censuses of the population and housing have been taken in 1984, 1994, and 2007. Information from
126-505: The city of Harar and raised in Dire Dawa . She credits her mother who was president of the Harari association called Afocha for instilling leadership skills in her at a young age. Samia has a BA in agricultural economics at Haramaya University and an MA in econometrics/economic statistics at Texas Tech University . Samia was chairwoman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia until she
140-458: The inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 58.76% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 35.01% of the population said they were Muslim , 3.47% were Protestant , and 1.57% held traditional beliefs. According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 9% of the inhabitants of East Shewa have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 54.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to
154-516: The inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 69.33% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 16.18% of the population were Muslim , 8.4% of the population professed Protestantism and 5.08% practiced traditional beliefs. Ethnic groups of East Shewa in 2007 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 1,668,184 in 343,656 households, of whom 837,614 were men and 830,670 women; 444,376 or 26.64% of its population were urban dwellers at
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#1732859331575168-539: The national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 1.2 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 1.14 for the Oromia Region) and the equivalent of 1.0 heads of livestock. 14.5% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 24%. Concerning education , 61% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 19% in secondary schools. In
182-641: The time. The five largest ethnic groups reported in East Shewa were the Oromo (69.59%), the Amhara (16.77%), the Soddo Gurage (2.21%), the Kambaata (2%), and the Welayta (1.78%); all other ethnic groups made up 7.65% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 64.97%, 26.58% Amharic , 1.43% Soddo , and 1.28% spoke Hadiya ; the remaining 5.74% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of
196-639: Was once again restructured on 9 March 1989, when it was renamed as the CSA and was directly responsible to the Council of Ministers . It was once again placed under a Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation in October 1996, and transferred to its present position in September 2001, under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . On November 21, 2006 the CSA announced that it had been recognized by
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