Dessie Zuria
Dessie Zuria
ደሴ ዙሪያ | |
|---|---|
Woreda | |
|
South Wollo | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 937.32 km2 (361.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 169,791 [1] |
Dessie Zuria (
Debub Wollo Zone, Dessie Zuria is bordered on the south by Abuko and Were Ilu, on the southwest by Legambo, on the northwest by Tenta, on the north by Kutaber, on the northeast by Tehuledere, and on the east by Kalu. The cities of Kombolcha and Dessie are independent woredas surrounded by Dessie Zuria; the major town in the woreda is Tita
.
In 2002, a number of
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 201,433 in 43,294 households, of whom 99,158 were men and 102,275 were women; 2,224 or 1.1% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Dessie Zuria was the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Svein Ege, "South Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] (Trondheim, 2004), p. 4 (accessed 19 April 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)
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