Yirgachefe (woreda)

It is one of the woredas in the South Ethiopia Region of the country, named after its major town Yirgachefe.

Part of the Gedeo Zone, Yirgachefe is bordered on the south by Kochere, on the west by the Oromia Zone, on the north by Wonago, on the east by Bule, and on the southeast by Gedeb.

[1] Coffee is an important cash crop; Esayas Kebede, head of coffee development at the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported over 600 square kilometers were planted with it in the 2007/2008 season, and expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of coffee beans.

The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 66.71% of the population reporting that belief, 14.03% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 7.42% observed traditional religions, 3.49% were Catholic, and 2.12% were Muslim.

39.96% of the population said they were Protestants, 27.49% observed traditional religions, 24.6% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 3.75% were Catholics, and 2.39% were Muslim.