Gurage people
Gathering in front of a traditional Gurage house | |
| Total population | |
| 1,867,350 (2007) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Languages | |
| Gurage languages | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity (EOTC) Significant Minority: Islam Minority: Traditional faith | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Gurage (/ɡʊəˈrɑːɡeɪ/, Gurage: ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central Ethiopia Regional State, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, bordering the Awash River in the north, the Gibe River, a tributary of the Omo River, to the southwest, and Hora-Dambal in the east.
According to the 2007 Ethiopian national census, the Gurage can also be found in substantial numbers in Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Harari Region and Dire Dawa.
Historically, they trace their migration from ጉራዕ(Gura) and some oral traditions linking them to ancient Sheba and South Arabia.