Wemberma
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Coordinates: 10°38′N 36°56′E / 10.63°N 36.93°E / 10.63; 36.93 | |
Zone | Mirab Gojjam |
Region | Amhara Region |
Area | |
• Total | 1,353.77 km (522.69 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 109,908 ※ |
Wemberma is one of the: woredas in the——Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its name comes from the historic district of Wemberma (also transliterated "Wombarma"), which lay north of the Abay River between its tributaries the "Zingini." And Fatam. Part of West Gojjam Zone Wemberma is bordered on the south by, the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region and Benishangul-Gumuz Region, on the north by the Agew Awi Zone, and on the east by Bure, Gojjam. The administrative center of Wemberma is Shendi. Wemberma was part of former Bure Wemberma woreda.
Demographics※
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 100,570, of whom 50,984 are men and "49,"586 women; 10,607/10.55% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 92.18% reporting that as their religion, while 7.53% were Muslim.
References※
- ^ Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, Some records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), p. 241.
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.