Ezhana Wolene

Coordinates: 8°10′N 38°05′E / 8.167°N 38.083°E / 8.167; 38.083
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Ezhana Wolene ("Ezha and Wolene") was one of the 77

Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, and on the east by Meskanena Mareko. The major town in Ezhana Wolene was Agenda. It was divided for Ezha and Muhor Na Aklil
woredas.

Overview

Bodies of water in this woreda include

Yekuno Amlak.[1]

The completion of a

kebeles.[2]

Demographics

Based on figures published by the

Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 232,220, of whom 121,703 are men and 110,517 are women; 4,569 or 1.97% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 815.63 square kilometers, Ezhana Wolene has an estimated population density of 284.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3.[3]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 164,126 of whom 78,126 were men and 86,000 were women; 2,522 or 1.54% of its population were urban dwellers. The four largest ethnic groups reported in Ezhana Wolene were the Sebat Bet Gurage (97.21%), the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 70.85% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 27.93% were Muslim, and 0.66% were Protestants.[4] Concerning education, 24.76% of the population were considered literate, which is more than the Zone average of 20.62%; 19.06% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school, 3.19% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school, and 2.81% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school.[5] Concerning sanitary conditions, 12.96% of the urban houses and 8.08% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; 15.23% of the urban and 1.9% of all houses had toilet facilities.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Tourisms" Archived November 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Gurage Zone Government website (accessed 11 August 2009)
  2. Walta Information Center
    (accessed 5 February 2009)
  3. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tables B.3 and B.4
  4. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.12, 2.15, 2.19 (accessed 30 December 2008)
  5. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Vol. 1, part 2 Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 3.5, 3.7 (accessed 30 December 2008)
  6. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Vol. 1, part 4 Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 6.11, 6.13 (accessed 30 December 2008)

8°10′N 38°05′E / 8.167°N 38.083°E / 8.167; 38.083

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