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Hadiya (also transliterated Hadiyya ) is a zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia . This zone is named after the Hadiya of the Hadiya Kingdom , whose homeland covers part of the administrative division. Hadiya is bordered on the south by Kembata , on the southwest by the Dawro Zone , on the west by the Omo River which separates it from Oromia Region and the Yem Special Woreda , on the north by Gurage , on the northeast by Silte , and on the east by the Alaba Zone ; the woredas of Mirab Badawacho and Misraq Badawacho form an exclave separated from the rest of the zone by Kembata. The administrative center of Hadiya is Hosaena .

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21-661: Hadiya has 294 kilometers of all-weather roads and 350 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 169 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. According to the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) 8,364.00 tons of coffee were produced in Gurage, Hadiya and KT combined in the year ending in 2005, representing 8.33% of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR)'s output and 3.36% of Ethiopia's total output. According to

42-479: A May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Hadiya have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 104.1 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 0.6 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.89 for the SNNPR) the equivalent of 0.6 heads of livestock. 22.8% of

63-683: A household, and 223,403 housing units. The largest ethnic groups reported in Hadiya zone were the Hadiya (90.04%), the Kambaata (1.96%), the Gurage (1.54%) and the Amhara (1.31%); all other ethnic groups made up 5.15% of the population. Hadiya is spoken as a first language by 80.94, 2.24% spoke Amharic , and 1.94% spoke Kambaata ; the remaining 4.88% spoke all other primary languages reported. 75.35% of

84-472: A lower number. Due to widespread protests over the handling of the election in Hadiya, elections in seven constituencies were re-run on 25 June of that year, which involved several teams of diplomatic observers, and polling stations were staffed by National Election Board of Ethiopia coordinators from the capital (due to mistrust of local officials), which resulted with the opposition party ( Hadiya National Democratic Organization , HNDO) winning six of seven of

105-644: A regular government activity as a result of the Addis Ababa conference of the African Statisticians from UNECA member countries in 1960. At first the collection of statistics was the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, then in 1963, this activity became the function of the CSO, which was an autonomous unit under the Ministry of Planning and Development. In 1972 the CSO

126-583: Is in the Soro woreda is also one of town administration in this Zone. Former woredas are: 7°40′N 37°45′E  /  7.667°N 37.750°E  / 7.667; 37.750 Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia) The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA ; Amharic : ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It

147-814: Is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . The Directress General of the CSA is Samia Gutu . Before 9 March 1989 the CSA was known as the Central Statistical Office (CSO). The CSA has 25 branch offices. Besides the capital city of Addis Ababa , the cities and towns with offices are: Ambo , Arba Minch , chiro , Asayita , Assosa , Awasa , Bahir Dar , Debre Berhan , Dessie , Dire Dawa , Gambela , Goba , Gondar , Harar , Hosaena , Inda Selassie , Jijiga , Jimma , Mek'ele , Mizan Teferi , Adama , Negele Borana , Nekemte , and Sodo . National censuses of

168-679: The Coptic Church of Alexandria was no longer in communion with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Between the 13th and 18th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church sent various missions to Ethiopia. Most of these were directed less at the conversion of non-Christians, but at securing the adhesion to the Holy See of the existing Church. They eventually failed due to the attachment of most Ethiopians to

189-669: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , which was strongly linked to national identity and whose Miaphysite theology was incompatible with that of Rome The Portuguese voyages of discovery at the end of the fifteenth century opened the way for direct contacts between the Church in Rome and the Church in Ethiopia. In the mid-16th century, Ethiopian rulers allowed Jesuits to proselytize in the country. However,

210-732: The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . On November 21, 2006 the CSA announced that it had been recognized by the World Bank 's Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church , under

231-676: The Silte (10.13%), the Kambaata (2.22%), the Soddo Gurage (1.8%), and the Amhara (1.63%); all other ethnic groups made up 6.06% of the population. Hadiya is spoken as a first language by 79.6%, 10.13% Silte , 3.2% spoke Kambaata , 2.65% spoke Amharic , and 1% spoke Soddo Gurage ; the remaining 3.42% spoke all other primary languages reported. 46.81% of the population said they were Protestants , 22.23% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , 22.14% were Muslim , 5.38% Catholic , and 1.46% observed traditional religions. According to

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252-659: The conversion of rulers Za Dengel and Susenyos to Catholicism in the early 17th century led to uprisings. Due to the behaviour of the Portuguese Jesuit Afonso Mendes , whom Pope Urban VIII appointed as Patriarch of Ethiopia in 1622, Emperor Fasilides expelled the Patriarch and the European missionaries under penalty of death, who included Jerónimo Lobo , from the country in 1636; these contacts, which had seemed destined for success under

273-454: The kebele and woreda structures. Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this Zone has a total population of 1,231,196, of whom 612,026 are men and 619,170 women; with an area of 3,593.31 square kilometers, Hadiya has a population density of 342.64. While 134,041 or 10.89% are urban inhabitants, a further 157 individuals are pastoralists. A total of 231,846 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.31 persons to

294-667: The leadership of the Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition , 667 of their members in the Hadiya Zone were arrested prior to the 2000 general elections , all of whom were charged with the same four counts: incitement against the government; incitement not to pay taxes and fertilizer loans; cutting government-owned forest; and illegal use of grazing lands. At year's end, 104 members remained in zonal prisons in Hosana and Durame ; government officials reported

315-433: The population and housing have been taken in 1984, 1994, and 2007. Information from the 1994 and 2007 censuses are available online. While the practice of keeping statistical information in Ethiopia has been traced back as far as the sixteenth century, the need for systematic statistical information that could be used for economic management was recognized as a priority in 1957. In 1960 compiling statistical information became

336-563: The population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 32%. 74% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 21% in secondary schools. 43% of the zone is exposed to malaria , and 59% to Tsetse fly . The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 318. Current Districts (also called woreda locally, is third level administration in Ethiopia after Zone) of Hadiya Zone are: * Town administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes. Jajura which

357-411: The population said they were Protestants , 11.13% were Muslim , 8.45% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , and 4.31% Catholic . The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 1,050,151, of whom 521,807 were men and 528,344 women; 67,705 or 6.45% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The five largest ethnic groups reported in Hadiya were the Hadiya (78.16%),

378-432: The races. However, in a press conference held by Dr. Beyene Petros in the following month, he accused local cadres of the ruling party of avenging their electoral losses, telling drought victims in Hadiya, who asked for assistance, to go "ask Beyene". Hadiya informants reported intimidation and harassment of HNDO members by cadres of the ruling party in the aftermath of the election, to show that they were still in control of

399-546: The same sacraments and liturgy. As of 2017, there were 70,832 members of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. There are also a small number of Latin-Rite Catholics in the country, primarily Italian Ethiopians . Saint Frumentius (Abune Salama Kesatie Berhan), the first Bishop of Ethiopia , was consecrated by Saint Athanasius , Patriarch of Alexandria around 341. Following the Council of Chalcedon in 451,

420-629: The spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. The Eastern Rite Ethiopian Catholic Church , the primary Roman Catholic denomination in the country, bases its liturgy and teaching on that of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , modified to be in accordance with the Catholic dogma . While separated by their understanding of the primacy of the Bishop of Rome and their Christology , the Ethiopian Catholic and Orthodox Churches have basically

441-656: Was reorganized in Proclamation 303/1972, and was responsible for the Planning Commission. The CSO was once again restructured on 9 March 1989, when it was renamed as the CSA and was directly responsible to the Council of Ministers . It was once again placed under a Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation in October 1996, and transferred to its present position in September 2001, under

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