There are 180 woredas in the Oromia Region. Oromia has an
estimated total population of 26,553,000, consisting of
13,249,999 men and 13,303,001 women. 23,030,000 or 86.7% of the
population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while
3,523,000 or 13.3% are urban (CSA, 2005). With an estimated area
of 353,632 km², this region has an estimated density of 75
people /Km2. Oromia is the largest state in terms of both
population and land area. Farmers in the Region own an estimated
total of 17,214,540 cattle (representing 44.4% of Ethiopia's
cattle population), 6,905,370 sheep (39.6), 4,849,060 goats
(37.4%), 959,710 horses (63.25%), 63,460 mules (43.1%), 278,440
asses (11.1%), 139,830 camels (30.6%), 11,637,070 poultry of all
species (37.7%), and 2,513,790 beehives (57.73%). The average
rural household has 1.14 hectares of land compared to the
country average of 1.01 hectares. Some 24% of the population is
employed in non-farm related jobs compared to the national
average of 25% (World Bank, 2003). ESGPIP’s target