Western Oromia zone that produced about 6.5% of Ethiopia's coffee in the year ending 2005.
Illubabor is a zone of the Oromia Region in western Ethiopia, with towns including Gore and Metu. Bedele, long counted among its towns, has been the seat of the separate Buno Bedele Zone since March 2016. Illubabor produced 14,855 tons of coffee in the year ending 2005, about 6.5% of Ethiopia's total.
Field notes
- i
JARC 74110 and 74112 were selected from trees in the Metu-Bishari forest in Illubabor, and 74110 was released in 1979.
- ii
The ECX counts six Illubabor woredas (Ale, Bedelle, Chora, Dedesa, Noppa and Yayu) as Limu category B coffee.
- iii
A study table lists Illubabor among the zones with Ethiopia's forest and semi-forest coffee.
Elsewhere in Ethiopia
Sources · 5 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Illubabor Zone · Wikipedia
- Buno Bedele Zone · Wikipedia
- Varieties Glossary · Sucafina
- Limu zone · Trabocca
- Ethiopian Coffee: Taste, Growing Regions, Production, and Brewing · Colipse Coffee