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Sankurra (Silt'e: ሳንኩር/Saankur) s one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Silt'e Zone, Sankurra is bordered on the west by the Hadiya Zone, on the north by Wulbareg, on the northeast by Dalocha and Lanfro, and on the southeast by the Alaba special woreda. The administrative center is Alem Gebeya.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 84,736, of whom 42,480 are men and 42,256 women; 3,656 or 4.32% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 98.12% of the population reporting that belief, while 1.38% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

Notes

1. Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.

v t e Zones and Woredas of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
List of districts in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Gurage Zone	Abeshge Butajira Town Cheha Endegagn Enemorina Eaner Ezha Geta Gumer Kebena Kokir Gedebano Mareko Meskane Muhor Na Aklil Soddo Welkite Town
Hadiya Zone	Ana Lemo Duna Gibe Gomibora Hosaena Town Limo Mirab Badawacho Misha Misraq Badawacho Shashogo Soro
Kembata Tembaro Zone	Angacha Damboya Doyogena Durame Town Hadero Tunto Kacha Bira Kedida Gamela Tembaro
Silt'e Zone	Alicho Werero Dalocha Lanfro Mirab Azernet Berbere Misraq Azernet Berbere Sankurra Silte Wulbareg
Halaba Zone	Halaba Zuria Kulito (town)
Special woredas	Yem

• Districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region