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21SIDAMA ZONESidama zone covers 6972.1 square kilometer And lies between 6.14-7.18 latitude and 37.92to 39.19longitudes, with an elevation ranging 501-3000 meters above see level. The zone is divided in 19 Woredaswith a total population of 3019442 (2007). Regarding the Agro – Ecology of the zone, out of the total landsize 26.8% is kolla, 45.49% Weinadega and 27.71% Dega.The annual mean temperature of the zone ranges between 10.1-27 o c and the annual mean rainfall ranges 801-1600 mm.According to the land utilization data of the region, 50.67% is cultivated land, 17.57% grazing land, 6.51%forest bushes and shrub land, 17.84 % cultivable, and the remaining 7.41% is covered by others.Sidama zone has a total length of 1173.8 km. all weather road , of the total length 96.5 km. is tarmac road ,857 km graveled and 52 km is partially graveled.Sidama zone ranks first in the region, by coffee production. Annually, more than twenty thousand tones ofcleaned coffee is sent to the central market.The livestock population of the zone in (2007) was 2150.55 thousand cattle, 1009.47 thousand sheep & goat,204.46 thousand equines and 1512.42 thousand poultry.Why Invest in Sidama Zone• Has ample land for irrigated agriculture• Infrastructure facility is available• Availability of Labor• It produces crops the can be used marketed and used as an input for variousindustries• Industry zone is demarcated• Demand for social services has not yet been fulfilled as the size f the population is solarge & the supply so small• Many tourist attractions like hot springsMAY 2008AWASSA