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{{Short description|Region of Ethiopia}} {{about|the Ethiopian administrative division|the hacktivist and researcher|Yasodara Córdova}} '''Yaso''' is one of the 20 [[Districts of Ethiopia]], or ''woredas'', in the [[Benishangul-Gumuz region]] of [[Ethiopia]]. Part of the [[Kamashi Zone]], Yaso is bordered by the [[Abay River]] on the north which separates it from the [[Metekel Zone]] and the [[Amhara Region]], by the [[Oromia Region]] in the southeast, by the [[Hanger River]] on the south which separates it from [[Belo Jegonfoy]], and by the [[Didessa River]] on the west which separates it from [[Kamashi (Ethiopian District)|Kamashi]] and [[Agalo Mite]].

On 24 July 2009, the [[Ethiopian Roads Authority]] announced that they had completed a gravel road 72 kilometers in length between Kamashi and Yaso woredas at a cost of 149 [[Ethiopian Birr|Birr]].<ref>[http://www.ena.gov.et/EnglishNews/2009/Jul/24Jul09/93055.htm "ERA completes 72km Kamashi-Yaso gravel road"]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Ethiopian News Agency]], 24 July 2009 (accessed 1 November 2009</ref>

== Demographics == The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 12,747, of whom 6,463 were men and 6,284 were women; 1,417 or 11.12% of its population were urban dwellers. A plurality of the inhabitants said they were [[P'ent'ay|Protestant]], with 44.72% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 31.34% of the population practiced [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]], and 21.97% practiced traditional beliefs.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=268&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Benishangul-Gumuz Region], Tables 2.1 and 3.4.</ref>

Based on figures from the [[Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)|Central Statistical Agency]] in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 10,308, of whom 5,155 are men and 5,153 are women. With an estimated area of 2,789.07 square kilometers, Yaso has a population density of 3.7 people per square kilometer which is less than the Zone average of 7.61.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics], Table B.3</ref> Information is lacking on the towns of this woreda.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 7,771 in 1,655 households, of whom 3,904 were men and 3,867 were females; no urban inhabitants were reported. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Yaso were the [[Gumuz people|Gumuz]] (86.2%), and the [[Oromo people|Oromo]] (13.6%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.2% of the population. [[Gumuz language|Gumuz]] is spoken as a first language by 86.5%, and [[Oromo language|Oromiffa]] by 13.3%; the remaining 0.2% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of inhabitants followed traditional religions, with 48.3% of the population reporting beliefs reported under that category, while 29.3% embraced [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]]. Concerning [[Education in Ethiopia|education]], 11.03% of the population were considered literate, which is about the same as the Zone average of 11.36%; 13.22% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school, a negligible number of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school, and 0.61% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning [[Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia|sanitary conditions]], 6.6% of all houses had access to safe drinking water, and 2.7% had toilet facilities at the time of the census.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs/report/Statistical_Report/k06/k06.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Vol. 1''], Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.12, 2.15, 2.19, 3.5, 3.7, 6.11, 6.13 (accessed 30 December 2008)</ref>

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[[Category:Districts of Benishangul-Gumuz Region]]