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{{Short description|District in Oromia Region, Ethiopia}}
{{for |the French footballer |Vicki Bècho}}
'''Becho''' is one of the [[Districts of Ethiopia|woreda]]s in the [[Oromia Region]] of [[Ethiopia]]. Part of the [[Southwest Shewa Zone]], Becho is bordered on the south by [[Seden Sodo|Saden Sodo]], on the west by [[Waliso (woreda)|Waliso]], on the northwest by [[Dawo]], on the north by [[Elu (woreda)|Elu]], and on the east by [[Tole (woreda)|Tole]]. The major town in Becho is [[Tulu Bolo]].

== Demographics ==
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 74,016, of whom 37,481 were men and 36,535 were women; 14,476 or 19.56% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]], with 95.17% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 2.18% of the population were [[Islam in Ethiopia|Muslim]], 1.46% were [[P'ent'ay|Protestant]], and 1.09% observed traditional beliefs.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=272&format=raw&Itemid=521 ''2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region'', Vol. 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113202722/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=272&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=November 13, 2011 }}, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)</ref>

Based on figures published by the [[Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)|Central Statistical Agency]] in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 75,279, of whom 37,702 are men and 37,577 are women; 14,307 or 19.01% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 426.72 square kilometers, Becho has an estimated population density of 176.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 152.8.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731152750/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm |date=July 31, 2008 }}, Tables B.3 and B.4</ref>

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 52,393, of whom 26,225 were men and 26,168 women; 8,011 or 15.29% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Becho were the [[Oromo people|Oromo]] (90.32%), the [[Amhara people|Amhara]] (6.87%), and the [[Siltʼe people|Siltʼe]] (1.66%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.15% of the population. [[Oromo language|Oromo]] was spoken as a first language by 90.35%, 8.13% spoke [[Amharic]], and 1.05% [[Siltʼe language|Siltʼe]]; the remaining 0.47% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]], with 96.93% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 2.31% of the population said they were [[Islam in Ethiopia|Muslim]].<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck04%5Ck04_partI.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region'', Vol. 1, part 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115040247/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck04%5Ck04_partI.pdf |date=November 15, 2009 }}, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)</ref>

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Districts of Oromia]]

Becho - Revision history

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