Malga

Malga is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Malga is bordered on the south by Gorche on the southwest by Shebedino, on the west by Awasa Zuria, on the north by Wondo Genet, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Malga was separated from Awasa woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 109,793, of whom 55,676 are men and 54,117 women; 4,017 or 3.66% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 77.78% of the population reporting that belief, 11.39% were Muslim, 4.39% were Catholic, 3.12% observed traditional religions, and 2.9% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.
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Zones and Woredas of the Sidama Region
Central Sidama Zone
  • Arbegona
  • Dale
  • Darara
  • Irgalem (town)
  • Loko Abaya
  • Shafamo
  • Wensho
Eastern Sidama Zone
Hawassa
  • Addis ketema sub city
  • Hayk dar sub city
  • Mehal sub city
  • Menahariya sub city
  • Misrak sub city
  • Tabor sub city
  • Hawela tula sub city
  • Bahil Adarash sub-city
Northern Sidama Zone
Southern Sidama Zone
  • Aleta Wendo
  • Aleta Wendo (town)
  • Bursa
  • Chuko
  • Dara
  • Dara Otilcho
  • Hula
  • Teticha