Chifra is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an Administrative division of Ethiopia (managed by a local government equivalent to a District. Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( Kililoch) of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. 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 Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Chifra is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands and bordered on the south by Mille, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 4, and on the east by Dubti. Administrative Zone 1 is one of five Zones of the Afar Region of Ethiopia; none of the zones of Afar have names The Ethiopian Highlands are a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia, Eritrea (which is sometimes referred to as the Eritrean Highlands) and northern Mille is one of the 29 Woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya and spelled Oromiyaa in the Oromo language) is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( kililoch) of Administrative Zone 4 is one of five Zones of the Afar Region of Ethiopia; none of the zones of Afar have names Dubti is one of the 29 Woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The major town in Chifra is Chifra. Chifra is the first Mini CD by the Melodic death metal band Satariel
The highest peak in Chifra is Mount Groppo (900 meters).
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 90,896, of whom 39,706 were males and 51,190 were females; 1,209 or 1. The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA; Amh: የማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated 33% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 14. 9%. Information is not available for the area of Chifra, so its density cannot be calculated. [1]