Simada
Simada
ስማዳ | |
|---|---|
Woreda | |
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Debub Gondar | |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,244.96 km2 (866.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 247,372 [1] |
Simada (
Overview
This woreda has been topographically described as 10% highland, 30% mid-highland and 60% lowland. A rough dry-weather road 53 kilometers long connects Wegeda to the main Debre Tabor - Nefas Mewcha all-weather highway (also known as the Chinese Road).[2]
Local officials announced 3 March 2009 that a number of health stations were under construction at six locations. These would join two existing health stations and 31 health posts, and provide service to over 100,000 inhabitants when they are fully operational. The cost for these facilities was over eight million
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 187,799 in 42,995 households, of whom 94,510 were men and 93,289 were women; 4,602 or 2.45% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Simada was the
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hans Spiess, "Field Trip Report to South Gonder, North Welo and Oromiya Zones of Region 3 (Amhara) and the Southern Zone of Region 1 (Tigray)" UNDP-EUE Report (Retrieved 22 January 2009)
- ^ "Woreda constructing 8 mln birr health stations"[permanent dead link] Ethiopian News Agency website (Retrieved 14 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 (Retrieved 9 April 2009)
11°30′N 38°15′E / 11.500°N 38.250°E
