Ginbo

Ginbo (also spelled Gimbo) is a district in the South West Region of Ethiopia.

Part of the Keffa Zone, Ginbo is bordered on the south by Decha, on the west by Chena, on the northwest by Gewata, on the north by the Gojeb River which separates it from the Oromia Region, and on the east by Menjiwo.

Towns in Ginbo include Diri, Gojeb, Ufa and Wushwush.

[2] Ginbo was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2004 as one of several districts for voluntary resettlement for farmers from overpopulated areas, becoming the new home for a total of 7800 heads of households and 31,200 total family members.

The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 87.17% of the population reporting that belief, 5.14% were Muslim, 4.01% were Protestants, and 3.14% embraced Catholicism.