Chuko is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Chuko is bordered on the south by Dara, on the southwest by the Oromia Region, on the west by Loko Abaya, on the north by Dale, and on the east by Aleta Wendo. The administrative center is Chuko. Chuko was separated from Aleta Wendo woreda.
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Map of Chuko, Ethiopia
Population
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 167,300, of whom 85,928 are men and 81,372 women; 5,673 or 3.39% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 90.95% of the population reporting that belief, 2.4% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 2.27% were Catholic, 2.09% observed traditional religions, and 1.05% were Muslim.