Kelela (woreda)
Kelala
ከለላ | |
|---|---|
Woreda | |
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Debub Wollo | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,422.15 km2 (549.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 148,195 [1] |
Kelala (
Oromia Region, on the west by Wegde, on the north by Legambo, on the northeast by Legahida, and on the east by Jama. Towns in Kelala include Kelala and Liguama
. Kelala town is 157 km far from Dessie in the Western direction.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[2]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 117,011 in 27,422 households, of whom 58,069 were men and 58,942 were women; 4,060 or 3.47% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Kelala were the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^ Historical Sites The Gascha Abagiworgis Monastery and the Borena Shiek Mosque are the two most important historical sites in Kelala Woreda report%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck03%5Ck03_partI.pdf 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived 2010-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)
10°45′N 38°50′E / 10.750°N 38.833°E
