West Wollega Zone Socio Economic Profile

1.    INTRODUCTION

 West Wollega is one of the 18 administrative zones of Oromia National Regional State. Administratively, the zone has 21 districts, of which 19 are rural districts and 2 are urban administrations which are again subdivided into 533 kebeles (487 peasant associations and 46 urban dwellers associations). Gimbi Town, which is located at a distance of 441 km from Finfinne, is the capital of the zone.

Availability of reliable and up-to-date information of an area, regarding natural resources and existing socio-economic situations, is crucial for preparing proper development plans, undertaking further research activities and making decisions as well as taking proper measures regarding the area. The main objective of compiling this profile is, therefore, to provide basic zonal information on natural resource bases and socio-economic conditions, which could serve as base for development planning and several other related activities in the zone. The data used in the profile is entirely secondary, and it was collected from various official reports and records pertaining to the issues.

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This document is organized into four parts. Part one deals with introduction, part two and part three brief physical settings and socio-economic conditions respectively. Finally, part four presents problems and potentials of the zone. In preparing this profile, several problems came across, of which lack of organized, reliable and up-to-date data and time constraint are some to be mentioned.