Where is gurage?

Where is gurage?

Ethiopia
Gurage, ethnolinguistic group of the fertile and semi-mountainous region some 150 miles (240 kilometres) south and west of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bounded by the Awash River on the north, the Gilgel Gibe River (a tributary of the Omo River) on the southwest, and Lake Ziway on the east.

How many woredas are in the Gurage Zone?

15 woredas
2.1. Description of the study area. Gurage zone has a land size of about 5932 km2 and consists 15 woredas [26] (Fig. 1).

Are Gurage people from Eritrea?

The Gurage people (/ɡʊəˈrɑːɡeɪ/) (Gurage: ጉራጌ) are Habesha people speaking the Gurage languages inhabiting Ethiopia. It is believed the name Gurage was derived from a place called Gura, Eritrea.

What is the population of Gurage in Ethiopia?

5.000,000
Based on the 2020 population projection conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), Gurage has a total population of 5.000,000.

What language is gurage?

Ethiopian Semitic language
The Gurage people speak a number of separate languages, all belonging to the Southern branch of the Ethiopian Semitic language family (which also includes Amharic). The languages are often referred to collectively as “Guraginya” by other Ethiopians (-inya is the Amharic suffix for most Ethiopian Semitic languages).

What is the race of an Ethiopian?

The Oromo, Amhara, Somali and Tigrayans make up more than three-quarters (75%) of the population, but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups within Ethiopia. Some of these have as few as 10,000 members.

How many people are there in Ethiopia 2020?

114,963,588 people
Ethiopia 2020 population is estimated at 114,963,588 people at mid year according to UN data. Ethiopia population is equivalent to 1.47% of the total world population. Ethiopia ranks number 12 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.

What is the meaning of gurage?

: a Semitic language or group of closely related languages spoken in southern Ethiopia.

What is the main religion in Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has a long historical and cultural connection to both Christianity and Islam. Roughly two-thirds of the Ethiopian population identifies as Christian and one-third is Muslim.

Which region is the largest in Ethiopia?

Oromia
It is also the largest regional state covering 353,690 353,690 square kilometres (136,560 sq mi) Oromia is the world’s 42nd most populous subnational entity, and the most populous subnational entity in Africa….Oromia.