Kebena is a district, also called

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after '' zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...

, in Ethiopia. The district is named after the Kebena people and was part of the former Goro Woreda, which is a part of the

Gurage Zone Gurage is a zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. The region is home to the Gurage people. Gurage is bordered on the southeast by Hadiya and Yem special woreda, on the west, north and east by the Oromia ...

. Kebena is bordered to the south by the

Wabe River Wabe River (also Wabi River, Uabi River) is a west-southwest flowing river of south-central Ethiopia, entirely confined within the reaches of Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. This river is a perennial riv ...

, which separates this district from Kokir Gedebano, Muhor Na Aklil, Ezha and

Cheha Cheha is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after one of the sub-groups of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Cheha. Part of the Gurage Zone, Cheha is bordered on the south ...

. Kebena is bordered to the west by

Abeshge Abeshge is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Abeshge is bordered on the south by the Wabe River which separates it from Cheha, on the west and north by the Oromia Re ...

and to the north by the

Oromia Region Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar ...

. The town of

Welkite Welkite (also transliterated Wolkite) () is a town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longi ...

is surrounded by Kebena and was part of the Islamic Sultanate of Hadiya. Kebena is known for its

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, which were fought in a bloody battle at Jebdo against the

Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia , spoken = ; ''djānhoi'', lit. ''"O steemedroyal"'' , alternative = ; ''getochu'', lit. ''"Our master"'' (pl.) Menelik II ( gez, ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ ; horse name Abba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው ''abba daññäw''); 17 A ...

, led by their leader, Hasan Enjamo. Hasan Enjamo revived the Islam and Islamic sultanate after they fell under the control of the Christian Emperor. He was credited for maintaining the Islamic faith in the southern region of Ethiopia. His cause of death was registered as fatigue while riding his horse.

Demographics

According to the 2008

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conducted by the

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, WOREDA had a total population of 52,379 people, of which 26,231 were men and 26,148 were women; none of the population were urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants identified themselves as Muslim, with 89.52% of the population reporting that belief, while 8.22% practiced

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...

, and 1.91% were

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.Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.

References

External links

Official website of Kebana people
{{coord missing, Ethiopia Districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region