Sayint
Sayint
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Zone South Wollo | | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,437.30 km2 (554.94 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | ||
| • Total | 156,940[2] | |
Sayint (
The altitude of this district ranges from 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level at the bottom of the canyon of the Abay to 4,247 metres (13,934 ft); the highest point in this district, as well as in the South Wollo Zone, is
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 144,972, a decrease of 25.12% over the 1994 census, of whom 71,979 are men and 72,993 women; 5,474 or 3.78% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 1,437.30 square kilometers, Amhara Sayint has a population density of 100.86, which is less than the Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer. A total of 34,999 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.14 persons to a household, and 33,604 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Orthodox Tewahedo, with 98% reporting that as their religion, while 2% of the population were Muslim.[5]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 193,616 in 47,189 households, of whom 96,754 were men and 96,862 were women; 2,068 or 1.07% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Amhara Sayint were the Amharas (99.96%). Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.97%. The majority of the inhabitants professed Orthodox Tewahedo, with 98% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 2% of the population said they were Muslim.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics". www.geohive.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Diana Spencer, "In search of St. Luke Ikons in Ethiopia", Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 10 (1972), p. 68
- ^ Hormuzd Rassam, Narrative of the British Mission to Theodore of Abyssinia (London, 1869), vol. 1 p. 279
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, 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, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)
11°15′N 38°40′E / 11.250°N 38.667°E
