Misraq Este Explained

Misraq Este
Native Name:ምሥራቅ እስቴ
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
Area Total Km2:1,365.19
Area Footnotes:[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/ethiopia.aspx Geohive: Ethiopia
  2. http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=266&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region