Tach Gayint
Tach Gayint
ታች ጋይንት | |
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Woreda | |
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Debub Gondar | |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 825.30 km2 (318.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 111,004 [1] |
Tach Gayint (
Overview
The elevations of this woreda range from 750 to 2800 meters above sea level; about 23% is classified lowland, 63% mid-level, and 23.7% uplands. Rivers and streams include the Futan. The topography of Tach Gayint is distinguished by gullies and rugged terrain covering 54% of its surface, while mountains cover 23% and plains 22%. Above all a significant portion of the arable land is degraded.
Due to the extreme poverty endemic in this woreda, Sileshi Tessera noted the importance of local social institutions, which redistributes food to needy members. The most important – and popular – is the iddir, which was adopted in Tach Gayint only six or seven years before Sileshi's study. Other social institutions present include the mahiber, iqqub, and the sebeka-gubae; the last two also provides cash funds to needy members. On the other hand, modern assistance institutions, for example microfinance programs, have proven less successful.[5]
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 84,158 in 18,813 households, of whom 42,593 were men and 41,565 were women; 2,675 or 3.18% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Tach Gayint was the
Notes
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sileshi Tessera, "The Role of Traditional Local Institutions to Improve the Livelihood of Rural Community: the Case of Tachgayint Wereda, ANRS", Master's Thesis, Graduate School of the University of Addis Ababa (July 2006) pp. 38f
- ^ Sileshi Tessera,"The Role", p. 42
- ^ Tach Gayint Woreda office of Agriculture, as quoted in Sileshi, "The Role", p. 45. Percentages are calculated against Sileshi's figure of 994.84 square kilometers as the area of this woreda, which is at variance with the figure given by the CSA below.
- ^ Discussed in Sileshi, "The Role", pp. 55–88
- ^ 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°45′N 38°20′E / 11.750°N 38.333°E
