Telo (woreda)

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 63,252, of whom 31,387 are men and 31,865 women; 3,509 or 5.55% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 91.7% of the population reporting that belief, 4.89% practiced traditional beliefs, and 2.2% were Protestants. [1]

In the 1994 national census Telo had a population of 76,241, of whom 37,564 were men and 38,677 women; 1,942 or 2.55% of its population were urban dwellers. The four largest ethnic groups reported in this woreda were the Kafficho (95.28%), the Kullo (1.97%), the Chara (1.33%), and the Amhara (1.01%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.41% of the population. Kafa was spoken as a first language by 96.08% of the inhabitants, 1.91% spoke Kullo, 1.33% Chara, and 0.46% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.22% spoke all other primary languages reported.[2] Concerning education, 12.82% of the population were considered literate; 6.87% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school; 1.78% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school; and 0.44% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning sanitary conditions, about 25.77% of the urban houses and 5.72% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census, while about 71.16% of the urban and 6.80% of the total had toilet facilities.[3]