Ale (woreda)
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Ale is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Ale is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Nono, on the northwest by Bure, and on the northeast by Metu. Towns in Ale include Ale, Gore and Leka.
Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop.[1]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 104,291, of whom 53,060 were males and 51,231 were females; 16,038 or 15.38% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 1,494.22 square kilometers, Ale has an estimated population density of 69.8 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 72.3.[2]
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- ^ "Coffee Production" Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
