Illubabor Zone

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Illubabor is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Illubabor is named for the former province Illubabor.

Illubabor is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the southwest by the Gambela Region, on the west by Misraq Welega, on the north by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and on the east by Jimma. Towns and cities in Illubabor include Bedele, Gore and Metu.

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 14,855 tons of coffee were produced in this zone in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 12.9% of the Region's output and 6.5% of Ethiopia's total output.^[1]

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the CSA in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 1,197,156, of whom 587,134 were males and 610,022 were females; 143,577 or 12% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 16,555.36 square kilometers, Illubabor has an estimated population density of 72.31 people per square kilometer.^[2]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 9% of the inhabitants of Illubabor have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 43.2 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers),^[3] the average rural household has 1.1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 1.14 for the Oromia Region)^[4] and the equivalent of 0.6 heads of livestock. 14.7% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 24%. 84% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 23% in secondary schools. 94% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 100% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 296.^[5]