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'''Bahir Dar Zuria''' ([[Amharic language|Amharic]] "Greater Bahir Dar Area") is one of the 105 [[woreda]]s in the [[Amhara Region]] of [[Ethiopia]]. Part of the [[Mirab Gojjam Zone]], this woreda is bordered on the south by [[Adet (woreda)|Adet]], on the southwest by [[Merawi (woreda)|Merawi]], on the northwest by the [[Lesser Abay River]] which separates it from [[Achefer]], on the north by [[Lake Tana]], on the northeast by the city and special zone of [[Bahir Dar]], and on the east by the [[Abay River]] which separates it from the [[Debub Gondar Zone]]. Towns in Bahir Dar Zuria include [[Meshenti]], [[Tis Abay]] and [[Zege]]. |
'''Bahir Dar Zuria''' ([[Amharic language|Amharic]] "Greater Bahir Dar Area") is one of the 105 [[woreda]]s in the [[Amhara Region]] of [[Ethiopia]]. Part of the [[Mirab Gojjam Zone]], this woreda is bordered on the south by [[Adet (woreda)|Adet]], on the southwest by [[Merawi (woreda)|Merawi]], on the northwest by the [[Lesser Abay River]] which separates it from [[Achefer]], on the north by [[Lake Tana]], on the northeast by the city and special zone of [[Bahir Dar]], and on the east by the [[Abay River]] which separates it from the [[Debub Gondar Zone]]. Towns in Bahir Dar Zuria include [[Meshenti]], [[Tis Abay]] and [[Zege]]. |
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A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 21% is arable or cultivable, 9% pasture, 8% forest or shrubland, 36% covered with water, and the remaining 26% is considered degraded or other. [[Teff]], [[Maize|corn]], [[sorghum]], [[cotton]] and [[sesame]] are important cash crops.<ref>[http://www.eepco.gov.et/ESIA%20Final%202006/ESIA%20Final%202006.pdf Ethiopia-Sudan Power Systems Interconnection Project, ESIA Final Report], p. 55 ([[Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation]] website) This was based on information provided by the woreda in 2006.</ref> |
Points of interest include the [[Tis Issat]] falls, and the old Portuguese bridge over the Abbay at Alata. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 21% is arable or cultivable, 9% pasture, 8% forest or shrubland, 36% covered with water, and the remaining 26% is considered degraded or other. [[Teff]], [[Maize|corn]], [[sorghum]], [[cotton]] and [[sesame]] are important cash crops.<ref>[http://www.eepco.gov.et/ESIA%20Final%202006/ESIA%20Final%202006.pdf Ethiopia-Sudan Power Systems Interconnection Project, ESIA Final Report], p. 55 ([[Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation]] website) This was based on information provided by the woreda in 2006.</ref> |
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Based on figures published by the [[Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)|Central Statistical Agency]] in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 270,013, of whom 132,634 |
Based on figures published by the [[Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)|Central Statistical Agency]] in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 270,013, of whom 132,634 are men and 137,379 are women; 13,915 or 5.15% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 7.6%. With an estimated area of 2,062.62 square kilometers, Bahir Dar Zuria has an estimated population density of 130.9 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 174.47.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics], Tables B.3 and B.4</ref> |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 05:08, 28 April 2009
Bahir Dar Zuria (Amharic "Greater Bahir Dar Area") is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, this woreda is bordered on the south by Adet, on the southwest by Merawi, on the northwest by the Lesser Abay River which separates it from Achefer, on the north by Lake Tana, on the northeast by the city and special zone of Bahir Dar, and on the east by the Abay River which separates it from the Debub Gondar Zone. Towns in Bahir Dar Zuria include Meshenti, Tis Abay and Zege.
Points of interest include the Tis Issat falls, and the old Portuguese bridge over the Abbay at Alata. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 21% is arable or cultivable, 9% pasture, 8% forest or shrubland, 36% covered with water, and the remaining 26% is considered degraded or other. Teff, corn, sorghum, cotton and sesame are important cash crops.[1]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 270,013, of whom 132,634 are men and 137,379 are women; 13,915 or 5.15% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 7.6%. With an estimated area of 2,062.62 square kilometers, Bahir Dar Zuria has an estimated population density of 130.9 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 174.47.[2]
Notes
- ^ Ethiopia-Sudan Power Systems Interconnection Project, ESIA Final Report, p. 55 (Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation website) This was based on information provided by the woreda in 2006.
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
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