Geze Gofa is a

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''List of zones of Ethiopia, zones'' and the ''Regions of Ethiopia, regional states''. These districts are f ...

in the

zone Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Places Military zones * Zone, any of the divisions of France during the World War II German occupation * Zone, any of the divisions of Germany during the post-World War II Allied occupation * Korean Demilit ...

of Gofa Zuria in

South Ethiopia Regional State The South Ethiopia Regional State (Amharic: ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት) is a region in southern Ethiopia. It was formed from the southern part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 19 A ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

. Geze Gofa is bordered on the south by Oyda, on the west by

Basketo Zone Basketo Zone is a zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia, named after its inhabitants, the Basketo people. It was formerly a part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR)'s, and included in to South Ethiopi ...

, on the northwest by Melokoza, and on the east by Demba Gofa. Towns in Geze Gofa include

Bulki Bulki is a town in southern Ethiopia. It sits on a narrow ridge, high above the town of Sawla, in the Gofa Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State. It is the administrative center of Geze Gofa woreda. Population Based on figures from the Ce ...

History

Following heavy rains in the locality of Kencho-Shacha there were landslides on 21 and 22 July 2024 which buried two villages. At least 257 deaths were reported by 25 July.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 68,650, of whom 34,078 are men and 34,572 women; 5,742 or 8.36% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority (63.17%) were

P'ent'ay P'ent'ay (from Geʽez: ) is an originally Amharic– Tigrinya language term for Pentecostal Christians. Today, the term refers to all Evangelical Protestant denominations and organisations in Ethiopian and Eritrean societies. Alternative term ...

(Evangelical Protestants); 33.49% practiced

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church () is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates bac ...

; 1.44% were

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

; and 1.15% practiced traditional beliefs.Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.

References

Districts in South Ethiopia Regional State Districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region {{Ethiopia-geo-stub