Mirab Gojjam (or "West Gojjam") is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Amhara (አማራ is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( Kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara 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 Mirab Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam. Gojjam ( Ge'ez ጎጃም gōjjām, originally ጐዛም gʷazzam, later ጐዣም gʷažžām, ጎዣም gōžžām) was a province
Mirab Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by Agew Awi, on the northwest by Semien Gondar, on the north by Lake Tana, on the northeast by Bahir Dar and the Abay River which separates it from the Debub Gondar, and on the east by Misraq Gojjam. The Blue Nile ( Amharic: ዓባይ transliterated ʿ Abbai, but pronounced Abbai; Arabic: النيل الأزرق transliterated Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya and spelled Oromiyaa in the Oromo language) is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( kililoch) of Agew Awi is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Semien Gondar (or "North Gondar" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Lake Tana (also spelled T'ana, Amharic: ጣና ሐይቅ Ṭānā Hāyḳ,"Lake Tana" an older variant is Tsana, Ge'ez Bahir Dar is a City in north western Ethiopia Debub Gondar (or "South Gondar" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Misraq Gojjam (or "East Gojjam" is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its highest point is Mount Amedamit. Towns and cities in Mirab Gojjam include Adet, Finote Selam, and Bure. Asociacion Deportiva El Transito former nameCD Baygon was a professional soccer club located in La Libertad, that participated in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Finote Selam is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation Bure (also transliterated Burye) is a town in western Ethiopia.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 2,437,727, of whom 1,218,606 were males and 1,219,121 were females; 185,679 or 7. The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA; Amh: የማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated 6% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 13,972. 36 square kilometers, Mirab Gojjam has an estimated population density of 174. 47 people per square kilometer. [1]
According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Mirab Gojjam have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 56. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e 7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)[2], the average rural household has 1. 1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1. 01 hectare of land and an average of 0. 75 for the Amhara Region)[3] and the equivalent of 0. 7 heads of livestock. 19. 5% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 61% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 11% in secondary schools. 40% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 38% to Tsetse fly. Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including This page is about the insect For other meanings see Tsetse (disambiguation. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 454. [4]
Woredas
Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B. Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an Administrative division of Ethiopia (managed by a local government equivalent to a District. Achefer is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Adet is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Bahir Dar Zuria ( Amharic "Greater Bahir Dar Area" is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Bure Wemberma is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Dega Damot is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Dembecha is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Jabi Tehnan is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Kuarit is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Merawi is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Sekela is one of the 105 Woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. 3 and B. 4
- ^ "Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project", p. 3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)
- ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006).
- ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).
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