Bicho (woreda)

Bicho is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the former Metu, it is now part of the Illubabor Zone.

Demographics

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The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 24,947, of whom 12,512 were men and 12,435 were women; 1,555 or 6.25% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 72.68% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 19.1% of the population said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 8.1% were Protestant.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)