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Wolaita Zone Administration

Wolaita Zone is one of the bigest Zones in Southe Ethiopia regional government and is located between 6.29-7.100 N & 37.13 0 -38.08oE. The boundary areas are Central Ethiopia region in the north, Sidama Region in the East, Gamo and Gofa zone in south, South West Ethiopia region in the west and Oromiya Region in North East. Total Area of the Zone is 451,170 hectare or 4511.7km2. The zone is structured with 16 Woredas and 7 Town Administrations with a total of 364 kebeles, among which 289 rural and 75 urban kebeles.

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Wolaita Zone Administration

There are 3 agro - ecological zones, out of which â€˜Degaâ€™ accounts 9%, â€˜Woina Degaâ€™ accounts 56 % and â€˜Kolaâ€™ 35 %. According to the land usage reported by zone Agriculture department of 2015 E. C total cultivated land is 284,191.2 hectare (64.8%) and among this 283,124.2 hectar is held by annual crops, 1070.9 hectar by perinial crops, 40,409 hectar is grassland, 83,803 hectar is forest, 10,685.7 hectar is covered by water, 62,474.5 is arable land, 12,936 hectar is unarabable and the rest is used for other purposes.

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Wolaita Zone Administration

According to data obtained from department of Agriculture and natural resource there are 433,545 agricultural households and 1,300,635 farmers benefited from Extension progames by 2,090 extention workers. The number of Agricultural extension beneficieries exceeded household size because there are beneficieries who are not registered as ahouseholds.
Concerning social services, there are 9 governmental and 3 private hospitals in the zone, 68 health centers, 359 health posts. In Education sector, there are 526 Primary schools (grade 1-8), and 82 secondary schools (9-12).Concerning the studentâ€™s number 464,629 primary students were enrolled in government schools and 108,928 students were enrolled in secondary government schoolsin the year of 2015 E.C.
As of 2015 E.C the total Permanent a number of public servants in Wolaita Zone were 53,062 out of which 34,188 or 64.43% were male 18, 874 or 35.56% were female.

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Wolaita Zone Administration

Main Goals

To lead the institution's human and material resources, register effective planning and benefit the community.

Mission

Promote the development of good governance and democratization by facilitating the integration of human and natural resources in the zone, utilizing them in a transparent manner and strengthening the unity of nations, nations and peoples, and accelerating social and economic development.

Vision

Peace and tranquility in the zone and good governance will benefit the community by bringing sustainable development.

Values

Client specification is our brand
Tolerance is our culture
Participation is our identity
Fairness and Balance is our guide
Rule of Law is Our Principle
Our difference is our beauty, our beauty is our unity
We place great value on the needs of the customer
We exhaust all options for customers to get a response