Kelam Welega Zone

8°47′N 34°46′E / 8.783°N 34.767°E / 8.783; 34.767Kellem Wollega (Oromo: Qeellam Wallaggaa) is one of the zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia.

This zone is named after the former province of Wollega, whose western part lay in the area Kellem Wollega now occupies.

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 797,666, of whom 401,905 are men and 395,761 women.

The two largest ethnic groups reported in Kelem Welega were the Oromo (94.08%) and the Amhara (5.13%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.79% of the population.

Afaan Oromoo was spoken as a first language by 94.12% and 5.32% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.56% spoke all other primary languages reported.