Ancharo
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Ancharo is a town in northern Ethiopia
. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone
of the Amhara Region
, Ancharo has a latitude and longitude of 11°03′N 39°47′E with an elevation of 2972 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Tenta
woreda
.
The missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf
, who visited Ancharo in the 1840s, described the town as one of the principal marketplaces of the Were Wallo, a "House" or a sub-group of the Wollo Oromo.
in 2005, Tenta has an estimated total population of 1,768 of whom 924 are men and 844 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,015 of whom 486 were men and 529 were women.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone
Debub Wollo Zone
Debub Wollo is one of 10 Zones in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo.Debub Wollo is bordered on the south by Semien Shewa and the Oromia Region, on the west by Mirab Gojjam, on the northwest by Debub Gondar, on the north by Semien Wollo and on the...
of the Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
, Ancharo has a latitude and longitude of 11°03′N 39°47′E with an elevation of 2972 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Tenta
Tenta (woreda)
Tenta is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Tenta is bordered on the south by Legambo, on the southwest by Sayint, on the west by Magdala, on the north by the Bashilo River which separates it from Semien Wollo Zone, on the northeast by Amba Sel,...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
The missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf
Johann Ludwig Krapf
Johann Ludwig Krapf was a German missionary in East Africa, as well as an explorer, linguist, and traveler. Krapf played an important role in exploring East Africa with Johannes Rebmann. They were the first Europeans to see Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro...
, who visited Ancharo in the 1840s, described the town as one of the principal marketplaces of the Were Wallo, a "House" or a sub-group of the Wollo Oromo.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, Tenta has an estimated total population of 1,768 of whom 924 are men and 844 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,015 of whom 486 were men and 529 were women.