per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 132.2. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 112,743, of whom 56,527 were men and 56,216 women; 6,642 or 5.89% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Sherka were the Oromo (71.83%), and the Amhara (26.83%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.34% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 65.98%, and 33.91% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.11% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 50.53% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 49.22% of the population said they were Muslim. Notes Districts of Oromia Region