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Misraq Este
District in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
District in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Misraq Este |
| native_name | ምሥራቅ እስቴ |
| image_flag | Flag of the Amhara Region.svg |
| type | Woreda |
| subdivision_type | Zone |
| subdivision_name | Debub Gondar |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Amhara |
| population_as_of | 2012 est. |
| population_total | 229,133 https://web.archive.org/web/20120805184429/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/ethiopia.aspx |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1,365.19 |
| area_footnotes |
Misraq Este (Amharic: ምሥራቅ እስቴ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Misraq Este is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates
it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the west by Mirab Este and Dera, on the northwest by Fogera, on the north by Farta, on the northeast by Lay Gayint, and on the east by Simada; part of this woredas boundary with Simada is defined by the Musafa River at the north border and Yiba River on the south border which join together and become a tributary of the Abay River. Towns in Misraq Este include Mekane Yesus.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 210,825, of whom 107,555 are men and 103,270 women; 13,901 or 6.59% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.08% reporting that as their religion, while 2.91% of the population said they were Muslim.
Notes
References
- [http://www.geohive.com/cntry/ethiopia.aspx Geohive: Ethiopia] {{webarchive. link. (5 August 2012)
- link. (14 November 2010 , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.)
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