 According to the "Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy" published by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA), over 40% of the Zone is forest.This Zone covers the extent of the original special woreda of Godere, which was made part of the Administrative Zone 2 between 1994 and 2001.Subsequently, but before 2007, a number of kebeles were split off to create Mengesh and both woredas became the Mezhenger Zone.