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Wanchi, also sometimes erroneously spelt as "Wonchi", is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is located in the South Western Shawa Zone; bordered on the southwest by Amaya, on the north by Western Shawa Zone, and on the southeast by Waliso and Goro District. The administrative centre of Wanchi is Chitu. Dariyan and Haro have emerged as rapidly growing rural towns. The highest point in Wanchi is Ya'ii Chaboo peak, which is about above sea level. Warqee (also known as Enset) is by far the most important staple crop in the area. Wanchi lake is a crater lake located about equal distance between the town of Ambo and Woliso, at an altitude of about 3000m above sea level. Wonchi contains hot springs, waterfalls, valleys, and other scenery. In the island, an old monastery named Cherkos is found. Due to its unique topography, Wanchi is blessed with varieties of animal and plant species. For these reasons, Wanchi has been a very popular tourist destination in Ethiopia. This has been the case even when there was no dry weather road. Since the construction of Ambo-Waliso gravel road, tourism has emerged as one of the rapidly growing economic sectors in the district, Wanchi lake becoming a favored weekend destination for residents of nearby cities including Addis Ababa. There are two islands in the lake. In one of the islands there is an ancient church called Cherkos monastery. You can navigate to the monasteries on ferries. The tourist can hire horses to take down the mountain to the lake. It takes about one hour from the top view to reach the lake side. == Demographics == The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of , of whom were men and were women; or 2.04% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 70.12% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 28.41% of the population were Protestant, and 1.28% were Muslim.〔(''2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region'', Vol. 1 ), Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)〕 Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of , of whom are men and are women; or 1.45% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of square kilometers, Wonchi has an estimated population density of people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of .〔(CSA 2005 National Statistics ), Tables B.3 and B.4〕 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of , of whom were men and women; or 1.12% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Wonchi were the Oromo (98.87%), and the Amhara (0.84%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.29% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 99.46%. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 93.18% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 5.23% of the population said they were Protestant, and 1.1% were Muslim.〔(''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)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wonchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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