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Oromia is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Oromia is named for the Oromo people, who settled along the edge of the Ethiopian highlands that form this Zone.

Oromia is bordered on the southwest by Semien Shewa, on the northwest by Debub Wollo, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns and cities in Oromia include Bati.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 639,107, of whom 319,521 were males and 319,586 were females; 69,086 or 10.8% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 4,434.53 square kilometers, Oromia has an estimated population density of 144.12 people per square kilometer.^[1]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 5% of the inhabitants of Oromia have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 23.9 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)^[2], the average rural household has 0.6 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region)^[3] and the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock. 10.9% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a regional average of 21%. 25% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 3% in secondary schools. 100% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 565.^[4]

• Artuma Fursina Jile
• Bati
• Chefe Golana Dewerahmedo

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3
2. ^ "Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project", p.3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)
3. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006).
4. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).