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Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Amhara region.
Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Amhara region.

Amhara (አማራ) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Amhara ( Amharic: አማራ Ge'ez: አምሐራ is an Ethnic group in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar. Bahir Dar is a City in north western Ethiopia

Ethiopia's largest inland body of water, Lake Tana, is located in Amhara, as well as the Semien Mountains National Park, which includes the highest point in Ethiopia, Ras Dashan. Lake Tana (also spelled T'ana, Amharic: ጣና ሐይቅ Ṭānā Hāyḳ,"Lake Tana" an older variant is Tsana, Ge'ez Simien Mountains National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Ras Dashen (alternatively Ras Dashan or Ras Dejen Ge'ez ራስ ደጀን rās dejen, Amh

During Ethiopia's imperial era, Amhara was divided into several provinces (such as Gondar, Gojjam, Begemder and Lasta), most of which were ruled by native Ras or Negus. Gondar or Gonder ( Ge'ez: ጎንደር Gōnder, older ጐንደር Gʷandar, modern pronunciation Gʷender) is a city in Gojjam ( Ge'ez ጎጃም gōjjām, originally ጐዛም gʷazzam, later ጐዣም gʷažžām, ጎዣም gōžžām) was a province Begemder (also Gondar or Gonder after its capital) was a province in the northwestern part of Ethiopia. Lasta ( Ge'ez: ላስታ lāstā) is a historic district in north-central Ethiopia. This is a list of Ethiopian Aristocratic and Court Titles used in Ethiopia until the end of the Monarchy in 1974. For other uses see Negus (disambiguation Negus ( Ge'ez gez ንጉሥ, Amharic; cf The Amhara Region incorporated most of the former provinces of Begemder, Gojjam, and Wollo in 1995. Begemder (also Gondar or Gonder after its capital) was a province in the northwestern part of Ethiopia. Gojjam ( Ge'ez ጎጃም gōjjām, originally ጐዛም gʷazzam, later ጐዣም gʷažžām, ጎዣም gōžžām) was a province

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Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) published in 2005, Amhara has an estimated total population of 19,120,005, consisting of 9,555,001 men and 9,565,004 women. The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA; Amh: የማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated 16,925,000 or 88. 5% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 2,195,000 or 11. 5% are urban. With an estimated area of 159,173. 66 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 120. 12 people per square kilometer. [1]

These estimates are based on the 1994 census, in which the region's population was reported to be 13,834,297 of which 6,947,546 were males and 6,886,751 females. The urban residents of the State numbered 1,265,315 while its rural residents were 12,568,982 (approximately 90% of the total population). Of the total population of the State, 81. 5% were Orthodox Christians, 18. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in transliterated Amharic: Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is an Oriental 1% Muslims, and 0. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 1% Protestants. P'ent'ay or Pentay (Amharic- ፔንጤ is a Slang term widely used in modern Ethiopia, and among Ethiopians living abroad to describe Ethiopian Christians The majority of the population is Amhara, which is estimated to be 91. Amhara ( Amharic: አማራ Ge'ez: አምሐራ is an Ethnic group in the central highlands of Ethiopia. 2%; other groups include the Oromo (3%), Agaw/Awi (2. The Agaw ( Ge'ez አገው Agaw, modern Agew) are a people of Ethiopia. 7%), Qemant (1. The Qemant are a small ethnic group in Ethiopia, who despite their close historical and ethnic relationship should not be confused with the Beta Israel. 2%), and Agaw/Kamyr (1%). The Agaw ( Ge'ez አገው Agaw, modern Agew) are a people of Ethiopia.

Agriculture

The CSA of Ethiopia estimated in 2005 that farmers in Amhara had a total of 9,694,800 head of cattle (representing 25% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 6,390,800 sheep (36. 7%), 4,101,770 goats (31. 6%), 257,320 horses (17%), 8,900 mules (6%), 1,400,030 asses (55. 9%), 14,270 camels (3. 12%), 8,442,240 poultry of all species (27. 3%), and 919,450 beehives (21. 1%). [2]

Presidents of the Executive Committee

(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org. )

Zones

See also

Notes

  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B. Agew Awi is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Bahir Dar is a City in north western Ethiopia Debub Gondar (or "South Gondar" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Debub Wollo (or "South Wollo" is one of 10 Zones in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Mirab Gojjam (or "West Gojjam" is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Misraq Gojjam (or "East Gojjam" is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Oromia is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Oromia is named for the Oromo people who settled along the edge of the Ethiopian highlands Semien Gondar (or "North Gondar" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Semien Shewa (or "North Shewa" is one of 10 Zones in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Semien Wollo (or "North Wollo" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Wag Hemra is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Wag Hemra is bordered on the south by Semien Wollo, on the southwest by Debub (South Gondar This article provides a list of the 105 Woredas or districts in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency 3.
  2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables D. 5 and D. 7.

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