Abichu (woreda)

Abichuna Gne'a ("Aanaa Abichuu") is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

Part of the Kaba Shewa Zone, Abichu woreda is bordered on the south by Kembibit, on the west by Wuchalena Jido, and on the north and east by the Amhara Region.

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila was born in this woreda, in the village of Jato near Mendida.

[1] Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 82,565, of whom 41,003 are men and 41,562 are women; 4,502 or 5.45% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than as the Zone average of 9.5%.

The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.09% of the population reporting they practiced that belief.