mother with her children in front of their
tukul close to the town of Hadero (Kembata Tembaro Zone) Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this Zone has a total population of 680,837, of whom 336,676 are men and 344,161 women; with an area of 1,355.89 square kilometers, Kembata has a population density of 502.13. While 97,797 or 14.36% are urban inhabitants, a further 35 individuals are pastoralists. A total of 122,580 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.55 persons to a household, and 118,077 housing units. The five largest ethnic groups reported were the
Kambaata (61.48%), the Tembaro (26.46%), the Donga (14.81%) the
Hadiya (5.5%), and the
Wolayta (1.75%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.73% of the population.
Kambaata was spoken as a first language by 61.48%, 26.46% spoke Tembaro, 5.56% spoke
Hadiya, and 1.29%
Wolaytta; the remaining 1.13% spoke all other primary languages reported. 83.6% of the population said they were
Protestants, 6.55% practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 5.94% embraced
Catholicism, and 3.07% were
Muslim. In the 1994 Census the Kembata, Alaba, and Tembaro Zone had a population of 727,340 in 137,259 households, of whom 362,921 were men and 364,419 women; 50,987 or 7.01% of its population were urban dwellers. The five largest ethnic groups reported were the
Kambaata (55.21%), the
Alaba (13.78%), the Tembaro (20.9%), the
Silte (8.52%) and the
Hadiya (5.47%); all other ethnic groups made up 6.07% of the population.
Kambaata was spoken as a first language by 55.44%, 13.99% spoke
Alaba, 10.71% Tembaro, 8.37%
Silte, and 5.61% spoke
Hadiya; the remaining 5.88% spoke all other primary languages reported. 48.96% of the population said they were
Protestants, 29.84% were
Muslim, 12.22% practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 6.21% embraced
Catholicism, and 1.53% observed traditional religions. According to a May 24, 2004
World Bank memorandum, 2% of the inhabitants of Kembata Tembaro have access to electricity; the zone has a road density of 109.8 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, compared to the national average of 30 kilometers; the average rural household has 0.6 hectare of land, compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land, and an average of 0.89 for the SNNPR; the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock; 10.7% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a regional average of 32%. 73% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 23% in secondary schools. Although 74% of the zone is exposed to
malaria, none of the area is exposed to
Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 320. == Woredas ==