Sehala
Sehala
ሰሀላ | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Zone | Wag Hemra |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,143.35 km2 (441.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 25,507 [1] |
Sehala (Amharic: ሰሀላ ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wag Hemra zone, Sehala is bordered on the west by the Semien (North) Gondar Zone, on the northwest by Abergele, and on the east and southeast by the Tekezé River which separates it from Zikuala. Sehala was separated from Zikuala woreda.
Demographics
[edit]Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 23,688, of whom 12,128 are men and 11,560 women; none are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.94% reporting that as their religion.[2]
The topography of the woreda is surrounded by many mountains and there is only one river which starts from Beyeda woreda, "Meshiha".
History
[edit]21st Century
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
| This article about a location in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
