Diga (woreda) explained

Official Name:Diga (woreda)
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label:Diga (woreda)
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Misraq Welega Zone
Unit Pref:Imperial
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:08
Marker:village

Diga is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the Misraq Welega Zone and it is part of former Diga Leka woreda.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 66,689, of whom 33,896 were men and 32,793 were women; 8,377 or 12.56% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Protestantism, with 50.28% reporting that as their religion, while 36.53% observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 11.87% were Moslem.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=272&format=raw&Itemid=521 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1