Silt'e is a zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This zone is named for the Silt'e people, whose homeland lies in this zone. Like other nationalities in Ethiopia, the Silt'e people have their own language, Silt'e. Silt'e is bordered on the south by Alaba special woreda, on the southwest by Hadiya, on the north by Gurage, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Following a referendum held between 18 and 26 April 2001, the Silt'e unanimously voted to form their own Zone, Silt'e. Later more woredas from Gurage and Hadya zones and Alaba special woreda were added. Hayder Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 3,250,398, of whom 1,612,696 are men and 1,637,702 women; 78,525 or 6.28% are urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Silt'e was the Silt'e people (97.35%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.65% of the population. Silt'e is spoken as a first language by 96.95% of the population, and 1.48% spoke Amharic; the remaining 1.57% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were reported as Muslim, with 98.2% of the population reporting that belief, while 0.08% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. Woredas Woredas of Silt'e Zone are: Alicho Werero Dalocha Lanfro Mirab Azernet Berbere Misraq Azernet Berbere Sankurra Silte Wulbareg • Mito • Misraq Silti •Worabe •Tora •Alam gebaya •delocha •kibat References Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Zones of Ethiopia Zones in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region