Dehana
Dehana
ደኸና | |
|---|---|
Woreda | |
 Flag | |
| Zone | Wag Hemra |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,643.07 km2 (634.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 118,793 [1] |
Dehana (
Semien (North) Gondar Zone, on the north by Zikuala, on the northeast by Soqota, and on the east by Gazbibla. The Gazbibla
woreda was separated from Dehana.
The major town in Dehana is Amde Werq.
History
The
Tekeze River.[3]
The
Wagshum Gobeze
defeated and killed his rival Tiso Gobeze of Welkait in late 1867, was fought in this woreda.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.72% reporting that as their religion.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 96,526 in 23,987 households, of whom 48,613 were men and 47,913 were women; 2,084 or 2.16% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Soqota were the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.8% reporting that as their religion.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ According to the list provided by James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1805 edition), vol. 3, p. 330
- ^ G.W.B. Huntingford, The Historical Geography of Ethiopia (London: The British Academy, 1989), p. 74
- ^ 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)
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