Tijo were the Oromo (92.52%), and the Amhara (6.78%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.7% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 92.08%, and 7.72% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.2% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 51.69% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 47.63% of the population said they were Muslim. According to a survey published by the Chilalo Agricultural Development Union in 1969, Digeluna Tijo had a population of 40,779 at the time, with 11,571 households farming 44,960 hectares of land. Notes Districts of Oromia Region