Cheliya is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Cheliya is bordered on the south by Nono and Dano, on the southwest by the Jimma Zone, on the west by Bako Tibe, on the northwest by the Guder River which separates it from the Mirab Welega Zone, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the northeast by Jeldu, on the east by Ambo, and on the southeast by Tikur. Towns in Cheliya include Babiche, Ejaji, Gedo and Hamus Gebeya.