Beyeda
Beyeda
በየዳ | |
|---|---|
| Zone | Semien Gondar |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 973.05 km2 (375.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 105,482 [1] |
Beyeda (በየዳ, in Amharic) Previously known as Simien (ስሜን in Amharic), is one of the
Semien Gondar Zone, Beyeda is bordered on the south by the Wag Hemra Zone
,
on the west by Jan Amora, on the north by Tselemt, and on the east by the Tekezé River which separates it from the Tigray Region. The capital of Beyeda is Dil Yibza.
The highest peak in Beyeda is Mount
Semien Mountains National Park is also located in northern Beyeda. Due to its inaccessibility and the lack of the most basic infrastructure, in 1999 the Regional government classified this woreda as one of its 47 drought prone and food insecure woredas.[2]
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.99% reporting that as their religion.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 76,680 in 16,933 households, of whom 38,369 were men and 38,311 women; 1,001 or 1.31% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The largest ethnic group reported in Beyeda was the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.99% reporting that as their religion.[4]
Notes
- ^ Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Underdeveloped, Drought Prone, Food Insecure: reflections on living conditions in parts of the Simien Mountains" UNDP-EUE Report October 1999 (accessed 26 January 2009)
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)
13°30′N 38°15′E / 13.500°N 38.250°E
