Gurage

The Gurage people are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia. According to the 2007 national census, its population is 6,867,377 people, of whom 792,659 are urban dwellers. This is 5.53% of the total population of Ethiopia, or 9.52% of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR). The Gurage people traditionally inhabit a fertile, semi-mountainous region in southwest Ethiopia, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, bordering the Awash River in the north, the Gibe River (a tributary of the Omo) to the southwest, and Lake Zway in the east. In addition, according to the 2007 Ethiopian national census the Gurage can also be found in large numbers in Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Dire Dawa, Harari Region, Somali Region, Amhara Region, Gambella Region, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and Tigray Region.

Mit dem Begriff Gurage werden mehrere ethnische Gruppen in Äthiopien bezeichnet, die sich kulturell und historisch als zusammengehörig betrachten.

Gurage é um grupo étnico na Etiópia. De acordo com o Censo Nacional de 2007, que o número 1.867.377 pessoas (ou 2,53% do total da população da Etiópia), dos quais 792.659 são de moradores urbanos. Esta é 2,53% do total da população da Etiópia, ou 7,52% da Nações do Sul, Nacionalidades e dos Povos Região (SNNPR).