Wayo Tuka is one of the

Aanaa Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (; ''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 wards call ...

s in the

Oromia Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The ...

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 ...

. It is part of the

East Welega Zone East Welega () is one of the zones in the central Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This administrative division acquired its name from the former province of Welega. Towns and cities in this zone include Nekemte. East Welega is bounded on the southwe ...

. It was separated from

Guto Wayu Guto Wayu was one of the 180 Districts of Ethiopia, woredas in the Oromia of Ethiopia. It was divided between Guto Gida, Wayu Tuka woredas and Nekemte town. Part of the East Welega Zone, Guto Wayu was bordered on the south by Nunu Kumba, on the sou ...

woreda. It is bounded by Sibu Sire in the north and east, Leka Dulecha in the south, and Guto Gida in west. Gute is the administrative center.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 63,180, of whom 30,879 were men and 32,301 were women; none of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

, with 58.8% reporting that as their religion, while 28.71% observed

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 ...

, and 9.15% were Catholics.''2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region'', Vol. 1
Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)

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