LANGUAGES 
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF TULO DISTRICT
Physical Characteristics:- Having an area of 450 km2, Tulo district is found in the north eastern part of West Hararege Administrative Zone. It is borderd by East Harerge Administrative Zone, and Mesela, Chiro and doba districts (fig.11.). Hirna town is its administrative seat. Topographically the district is characterized by diversified landforms, i.e., highlands, lowlands and valleys. Altitudinally, its stretches between 1100 and 2700 m.a.s.al. Hirna, Burka, Dabaso and Burka Recha rivers are flowing through the district. They have the potentials to irrigate about 1334 hectars of land. Until 1997, only about 46.4% of the total irrigable land were irrigated. Climatically, the district is classified into dega (43.3%) and woinadega (56.7%) zones. The most commonly available soil types are Chromic Luvisols and Rendiinas. Juniperus, podocarpus, and man made forests are available in the district. Kara Farsho and Gara Nugus and reserved forest areas. In these reserved forest areas and other parts of the district, Menelik bushbuck, leopard, warthog and birds of different species are available in the absence of wildlife conservation area. Population:- The district had about 123,100 population, of which 111,052 were rural (56,958 males) and 12054 were urban (5920 males) populations. Young, economically active and old age populations accounted for 45.9%, 50.8% and 3.3% respectively. An average family size for the rural area was 4.8 persons. The crude population density of the district is estimated at 274 persons per km2. It is the most densely populated district from the zone.
