Sekela (woreda)
Sekela
ሰከላ | |
|---|---|
Woreda | |
|
Mirab Gojjam | |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 768.83 km2 (296.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 150,376 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Sekela (Amharic: ሰከላ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the West Gojjam Zone, Sekela is bordered on the southwest by Bure, on the west by the Agew Awi Zone, on the north by Mecha, on the northeast by Yilmana Densa, on the east by Kuarit, and on the southeast by Jabi Tehnan. The administrative center of Sekela is Gish Abay.
Overview
The
Lesser Abay River, commonly considered to be the uppermost reach of the Blue Nile, originates in this woreda, and flows north into Lake Tana
.
In June 2002, heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in nine
kebeles in Sekela and neighboring woredas, which covered or completely washed away more than 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of land planted in crops, and destroyed about 8600 quintals of harvested crops. One person and more than a hundred animals died in this disaster.[2]
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.97% reporting that as their religion.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 85,950 in 17,216 households, of whom 43,616 were men and 42,334 were women; 1,959 or 2.28% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Sekela was the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.96% reporting that as their religion.[4]
References
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hugo Rämi, "Fewer surpluses in Gojam and Awi and Severe shortages in lowland areas of Abaye River Gorge", UN-OCHA Assessment Mission, October 2002 (accessed 23 April 2009)
- ^ 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)
