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Yayu is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Yayu is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Metu, on the north by Supena Sodo, on the east by Chora, and on the southeast by the Jimma Zone. Towns in Yayu include Elemo and Yayu. Doreni and Hurumu woredas were part of Yayu woreda. Coffee is an important cash crop in Yayu; over 50 square kilometers are planted with this crop.〔("Coffee Production" ) Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website〕 The largest share of the proposed Yayu Biosphere Reservation, a project of the Ethiopian Coffee Forest Forum, lies in this woreda.〔Hayal Alemayehu, ("Another way of marketing Ethiopian coffee" ), ''Ethiopian Reporter'', 11 April 2009 (accessed 25 September 2009)〕〔("Yayu Biosphere Reserve Initiative" ), Ethiopian Coffee Forest Forum website (accessed 25 September 2009)〕 == Demographics == The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 52,851, of whom 26,737 were men and 26,114 were women; 7,557 or 14.3% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 57.21% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 31.73% of the population said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 10.93% were Protestant.〔(''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 118,181, of whom 58,292 are men and 59,889 are women; 14,407 or 12.2% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 623.44 square kilometers, Yayu has an estimated population density of 189.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 72.3.〔(CSA 2005 National Statistics ), Tables B.3 and B.4〕 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 83,579, of whom 41,316 were men and 42,263 women; 8,053 or 9.64% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Yayu were the Oromo (80.77%), the Amhara (15.33%), and the Tigrayan (2.54%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.36% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 83.74%, 13.32% Amharic, and 2.39% Tigrinya; the remaining 0.55% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 54.06% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 37.63% of the population said they were Muslim, and 7.66% were Protestant.〔(''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「Yayu (woreda)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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