A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 59.6% is arable or cultivable, 36.2% pasture, 2.3% forest, and the remaining 1.8% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable.[1] Important cash crops include corn, wheat, barley, local varieties of cabbage, and potatoes.[2] According to a 2004 report, Hula had 110 kilometers of all-weather roads and 8 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 274 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.[3]
Population
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 129,263, of whom 64,551 are men and 64,712 women; 6,410 or 4.96% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 77.26% of the population reporting that belief, 8.09% observed traditional religions, 6.1% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 3.67% were Catholic, and 2.12% were Muslim.[4]
In the 1994 Census this woreda had a population of 178,644, of whom 89,489 were men and 89,155 women; 4,686 or 2.62% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Hula were the Sidama (93.77%), the Amhara (4.43%), and the Oromo (0.84%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.96% of the population. Sidamo is spoken as a first language by 95.48% of the inhabitants, 3.63% speak Amharic, and 0.56% Oromiffa; the remaining 0.33% spoke all other primary languages reported. 55.83% of the population said they were Protestants, 28.08% observed traditional religions, 6.29% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 3.93% were Catholic, and 2.58% were Muslim.[5]
According to a 2004 survey, none of the inhabitants have access to drinkable water, and are forced to use unprotected wells.[6]
