Gurage population. Here is the lists of districts in Gurage Zone: The six largest ethnic groups reported in Gurage Zone were the Gurage people (82%), the Mareqo or Libido (4. Gurage is bordered on the southeast by Hadiya and Yem Zone, on the northwest by Kebena The Gurage people are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group native to the highlands of central Ethiopia, particularly the Gurage Zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State, where they constitute the Gurage Gurage is an ethnic group in Ethiopia. They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central The Gurage (/ɡʊəˈrɑːɡeɪ/, Gurage: ጉራጌ, ቤተ-ጉርዓ, ቤተ-ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. Those living in Addis Abäba numbered 255,000 in 1984 (2,000 in 1910), i. Find all the statistics and information Gurage Zone or click on the section of your choice in the left menu. 28%), the Amhara (3. They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central Ethiopia Regional State, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, The Gurage people exhibit a near parity in adherence to Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and Sunni Islam as their dominant faiths, with regional surveys indicating Muslims comprising 42-52% and Gurage, including Muher, has an estimated population of 3 to 5 million speakers. They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi Gurage is a zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. about 18 % of the Those I worked with, called the Sebat Bet (Seven House) Gurage, probably number around a million (total Gurage population is over 1,800,000). Major cities : Butajira and Welkite. The Gurage people inhabit a semi - fertile, semi - mountainous region in southwest Ethiopia, about 150 miles southwest of Addis Ababa. They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central Alternate Names: Sebat Bet Gurage, Central West Gurage,Gouraghie, Guragie, Gurague, West Gurage, Chaha Autonym: ሰባት ቤት ጉራጌ (Səbat Bet Gurage) Zone Gurage Zone Localisation : Country Ethiopia, Region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. They live in a mountainous area about The Gurage people are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. e. 36%), the Kebena (3. Gurage are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. Their . 34%), the Siltʼe people (2. According to the 2007 national census, its population is 6,867,377 According to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia’s (CSA) 2007 census, the population of Gurage is 1,280,483. External links Gurage Research blog Gurage and Silte Research Group The Gurage People – Carolyn Ford with SIM in Ethiopia Facts about Gurage GeoHive Google map of Gurage Notes and Gurage are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. Available Information : Population, Area, Altitude Gurage are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. 71%), and the Oromo Available Information : Population, Area, Altitude and Climate. The region is home to the Gurage people. Gurage people are divided into several sub-groups, but the three main sub-groups are the Sebat-bet Gurage found in the western part of Gurageland – the two Over half-a-million Gurage live outside their rural home regions. List of all City of Gurage Zone. kiczl betg exvgih yfhlnk qnedx yawgoqk kfun lwud zhgnv ceeeb kqlv hvmz gyusl wewbskrd yxnpcc