Déga

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Dega is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Dega is bordered on the south by Chora, on the west by Supena Sodo, on the north by the Mirab Welega Zone, on the northeast by the southern exclave of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and on the east by Bedele. Towns in Dega include Dega and Mako. Mako woreda was part of Dega woreda.

Demographics [link]

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 39,466, of whom 19,504 were men and 19,962 were women; 3,022 or 7.66% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 43.82% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 40.49% of the population said they were Protestant, and 15.57% were Moslem.[1]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 63,542, of whom 32,871 are men and 30,671 are women; 4,876 or 7.67% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12%. With an estimated area of 882.35 square kilometers, Dega has an estimated population density of 72 people per square kilometer, which is about the same as the Zone average of 72.3.[2]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 45,423, of whom 22,029 were men and 23,394 women; 2,731 or 6.01% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Dega were the Oromo (91.91%), the Amhara (6.68%), and the Tigrayan (1.17%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.24% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 93.23%, and 5.61% spoke Amharic; the remaining 1.16% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 81.36% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 9.87% of the population said they were Muslim, 5.29% were Protestant, and 3.3% held traditional beliefs.[3]

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Coordinates: 8°35′N 36°10′E / 8.583°N 36.167°E / 8.583; 36.167


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Dega

Dega may refer to:

  • Dega, Burkina Faso
  • Dega, Lorestan, Iran
  • Dega, Zanjan, Iran
  • Dega (woreda), Ethiopia
  • Louis Dega (1890–?), French criminal
  • Wiktor Dega (1896–1995), Polish surgeon
  • Edgar Aldrighi Júnior (born 1974), known as Dega, Brazilian footballer
  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • Dega (film)
  • See also

  • Degas (disambiguation)
  • Virattu

    Virattu/Dega is a 2014 Indian bilingual thriller film produced and directed by Kumar Taurani. The film stars Taurani's son Sujiv and Erica Fernandes, while Pragya Jaiswal, Sai Vishal and Manobala appear in other pivotal roles. The Tamil version of the film was released on 21 February 2014 to average reviews, while the Telugu version Dega was released on 28 November 2014.

    Cast

  • Sujiv as Sujiv
  • Erica Fernandes as Sri
  • Pragya Jaiswal
  • Manobala
  • Suman Shetty
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    Sequences were filmed on a train travelling from Thailand to Malaysia and the stunt scenes were composed by Dho Dho of Thailand and Williams of Malaysia. Further scenes were canned in New Zealand.

    Release

    The film opened on 21 March 2014 to average reviews.

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    The film's audio was released in June 2013 by R. B. Choudary, while S. J. Surya received the first copy at a launch event. The film has four songs with four different lyricists contributing - Madhan Karky, Na. Muthukumar, Vignesh Shivan and Lallu. The film's soundtrack opened to average reviews, with a music critic noting it was as "mercurial as it's composer". The song "Podhum Podhum" was released with a promotional video featuring the lead singers Andrea Jeremiah and Naresh Iyer and was well received by critics.

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