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'''Kucha''' is one of the [[Districts of Ethiopia|woreda]]s in the Part of the [[Gamo Gofa Zone|Gamo zone.]]The major town in Kucha is [[Selamber]]. |
'''Kucha''' is one of the [[Districts of Ethiopia|woreda]]s in the Part of the [[Gamo Gofa Zone|Gamo zone.]]The major town in Kucha is [[Selamber]]. The people of kucha requesting constitutional recognition of their unique identity which totally separate from the so called Gamo ethnic group therein Gamo zone.nigatu.E |
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== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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Kucha (QUCA in the local language <ref>nigatu ermias |
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| ⚫ | is part of a region known for hilly and undulating midland and upper lowland terrain; due to terrain and weather patterns, less than one in five households is food secure. Food crops include [[maize]], [[enset]], sweet potatoes, [[taro]], [[teff]], and yams; income sources include butter, peanut, beans and selling firewood.<ref>[http://www.fews.net/livelihood/et/Baseline.pdf "Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia Livelihood Profiles: January 2006"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723130716/http://www.fews.net/livelihood/et/Baseline.pdf |date=July 23, 2011 }}, USAID/FEWSNET, p. 27 (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref> According to a 2004 report, Kucha had 58 kilometers of all-weather roads and 8 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 48 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.<ref>[http://www.snnprbofed.gov.et/Reports/Roads.xls "Detailed statistics on roads"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720151415/http://www.snnprbofed.gov.et/Reports/Roads.xls |date=July 20, 2011 }}, SNNPR Bureau of Finance and Economic Development website (accessed 15 September 2009)</ref> |
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Although this woreda was in existence before the incorporation of the [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]], its current area dates from 1996. That year the lowlands of the neighboring Dera-Malo woreda were joined to Kucha, and the highlands of that woreda joined to Dita, becoming Dita Dermalo.<ref>[http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/evstudies/pdfs/do-oma/do-oma-nophotos.pdf "Ethiopian Village Studies: Do'oma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218041056/http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/evstudies/pdfs/do-oma/do-oma-nophotos.pdf |date=2009-12-18 }}, Centre for the Study of African Economies (accessed 6 August 2009)</ref> |
Although this woreda was in existence before the incorporation of the [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]], its current area dates from 1996 (not really published.<ref>nigatu quca♠</ref> That year the lowlands of the neighboring Dera-Malo woreda were joined to Kucha, and the highlands of that woreda joined to Dita, becoming Dita Dermalo.<ref>[http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/evstudies/pdfs/do-oma/do-oma-nophotos.pdf "Ethiopian Village Studies: Do'oma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218041056/http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/evstudies/pdfs/do-oma/do-oma-nophotos.pdf |date=2009-12-18 }}, Centre for the Study of African Economies (accessed 6 August 2009)</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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Based on the |
Based on the 2021 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 400,287, of whom 200,207 are men and 200,080 women; 5,123 or 3.43% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were [[P'ent'ay|Protestants]], with 49.83% of the population reporting that belief, 45.73% practiced [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]],3.36% catholics and 1.08% practiced traditional beliefs.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=273&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113220306/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=273&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=November 13, 2012 }}, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=273&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113220306/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=273&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=November 13, 2012 }}, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.</ref> |
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 102,598 of whom 51,657 were men and 50,941 were women; 1,931 or 1.88% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Kucha was the |
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 102,598 of whom 51,657 were men and 50,941 were women; 1,931 or 1.88% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Kucha was the Gamo; all other ethnic groups made up 1.48% of the population. Gamotho language was the dominant first language, spoken by 99.01% of the inhabitants; the remaining 0.99% spoke all other primary languages reported.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partI.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region'', Vol. 1, part 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119232405/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partI.pdf |date=November 19, 2008 }}, Tables 2.1, 2.12, 2.15 (accessed 30 December 2008)</ref> |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 28 June 2024
Kucha is one of the woredas in the Part of the Gamo zone.The major town in Kucha is Selamber. The people of kucha requesting constitutional recognition of their unique identity which totally separate from the so called Gamo ethnic group therein Gamo zone.nigatu.E
Overview
[edit]Kucha (QUCA in the local language [1]) is part of a region known for hilly and undulating midland and upper lowland terrain; due to terrain and weather patterns, less than one in five households is food secure. Food crops include maize, enset, sweet potatoes, taro, teff, and yams; income sources include butter, peanut, beans and selling firewood.[2] According to a 2004 report, Kucha had 58 kilometers of all-weather roads and 8 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 48 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.[3]
Although this woreda was in existence before the incorporation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, its current area dates from 1996 (not really published.[4] That year the lowlands of the neighboring Dera-Malo woreda were joined to Kucha, and the highlands of that woreda joined to Dita, becoming Dita Dermalo.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Based on the 2021 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 400,287, of whom 200,207 are men and 200,080 women; 5,123 or 3.43% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 49.83% of the population reporting that belief, 45.73% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity,3.36% catholics and 1.08% practiced traditional beliefs.[6]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 102,598 of whom 51,657 were men and 50,941 were women; 1,931 or 1.88% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Kucha was the Gamo; all other ethnic groups made up 1.48% of the population. Gamotho language was the dominant first language, spoken by 99.01% of the inhabitants; the remaining 0.99% spoke all other primary languages reported.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ nigatu ermias
- ^ "Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia Livelihood Profiles: January 2006" Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, USAID/FEWSNET, p. 27 (accessed 11 January 2011)
- ^ "Detailed statistics on roads" Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, SNNPR Bureau of Finance and Economic Development website (accessed 15 September 2009)
- ^ nigatu quca♠
- ^ "Ethiopian Village Studies: Do'oma" Archived 2009-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for the Study of African Economies (accessed 6 August 2009)
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.12, 2.15 (accessed 30 December 2008)
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