Mecha (woreda)
Mecha Zuria | |
|---|---|
|
Mirab Gojjam | |
| Region | Amhara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,481.64 km2 (572.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 317,963 [1] |
Mecha (formerly known as Merawi) is a
Lesser Abay River which separates it from Debub Achefer and Semien Achefer, on the northeast by Bahir Dar Zuria, and on the east by Yilmana Densa. Towns in Mecha include Merawi and Wetet Abay
.
Bodies of water in this woreda include
R.E. Cheesman believed he was the first European to see this body of water when he was shown it in November 1932.[2]
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.91% reporting that as their religion.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 244,943 in 49,098 households, of whom 123,646 were men and 121,297 were women; 12,278 or 5.01% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Merawi was the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.84% reporting that as their religion, while 1.09% were Muslim.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ R.E. Cheesman, "Lake Tana and Its Islands", Geographical Journal, 85 (1935), p. 492
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)
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