Beles, Ethiopia Explained

Official Name:Beles
Native Name:በለስ
Pushpin Map:Tigray Region#Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Semien Mi'irabawi Zone
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Subdivision Name3:Tahtay Koraro
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:14.0684°N 38.4056°W

Beles is a tabiya or municipality in the Tahtay Koraro district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The tabiya centre is Beles village itself.

Geography

The tabiya includes the villages of Beles, Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.

Livelihood

The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system.[1]

Population

The tabiya centre of Beles holds a few administrative offices and some small shops. The main other populated places in the tabia are Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.

Religion and church

Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Naudts . J . Les Hautes Terres de Tembien, Tigré, Ethiopie; Résistance et limites d'une ancienne civilisation agraire; Conséquences sur la dégradation des terres [MSc dissertation]. CNEARC, Montpellier, France . 2002.