Enarj Enawga
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Enarj Enawga is one of the 105 woreda
s in the Amhara Region
of Ethiopia
. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone
, Enarj Enawga is bordered on the south by Enemay
, on the southwest by Debay Telatgen
, on the west by Hulet Ej Enese
, on the north by Goncha Siso Enese
, on the northeast by Enbise Sar Midir
, on the east by the Abbay River which separates it from the Debub Wollo Zone
, and on the southeast by Shebel Berenta
. Towns in Enarj Enawga include Debre Werq
and Felege Berhan.
The SIDA-Amhara Rural Development Program announced in 2006 that it has opened a 31-kilometer gravel road in this woreda, which connected 15 kebele
s within Enarj Enawga. This project had a 3.2 million Birr
construction budget, not including 46,300 Birr in labor and material the public had contributed.
of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 167,402, an increase of 34.22% over the 1994 census, of whom 82,958 are men and 84,444 women; 13,623 or 8.14% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 932.87 square kilometers, Enarj Enawga has a population density of 179.45, which is greater than the Zone average of 153.8 persons per square kilometer. A total of 39,564 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.23 persons to a household, and 38,243 housing units.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 124,720 in 26,519 households, of whom 61,861 were men and 62,859 were women; 10,009 or 8.03% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Enarj Enawga was the Amhara
(99.96%). The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.36% reporting that as their religion, while 2.61% were Muslim
.
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...
s in 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....
of Ethiopia
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...
. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone
Misraq Gojjam Zone
Misraq Gojjam is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Misraq Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.Misraq Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Mirab Gojjam, on the north by Debub Gondar, and on the east by Debub Wollo; the bend of the Abay River...
, Enarj Enawga is bordered on the south by Enemay
Enemay
Enemay is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Enemay is bordered on the south by Dejen, on the west by Debay Telatgen, on the north by Enarj Enawga, and on the east by Shebel Berenta...
, on the southwest by Debay Telatgen
Debay Telatgen
Debay Telatgen is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Debay Telatgen is bordered on the extreme south by Dejen, on the further southwest by Awabel, on the closer southwest by Guzamn, on the west by Machakel, on the northwest by Bibugn, on the...
, on the west by Hulet Ej Enese
Hulet Ej Enese
Hulet Ej Enese is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Hulet Ej Enese is bordered on the south by Debay Telatgen, on the southwest by Bibugn, on the northwest by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the...
, on the north by Goncha Siso Enese
Goncha Siso Enese
Goncha Siso Enese is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Goncha Siso Enese is bordered on the south by Enarj Enawga, on the west by Hulet Ej Enese, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the Debub Gondar Zone, and on the east by...
, on the northeast by Enbise Sar Midir
Enbise Sar Midir
Enbise Sar Midir is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named in part after the historic district of Enbise, which was first mentioned in the 16th century...
, on the east by the Abbay River which separates it from 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...
, and on the southeast by Shebel Berenta
Shebel Berenta
Shebel Berenta is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, named after two older districts which occupy the area this woreda currently covers: Berenta which is north of the Mecha river, and Shebel which is south of that stream...
. Towns in Enarj Enawga include Debre Werq
Debre Werq
Debre Werq is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2489 meters above sea level. It is known for its church and a hilltop monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, around which the community...
and Felege Berhan.
Overview
In 2002, Enarg Enawga was judged to be one of four chronically food insecure woredas in this part of the Amhara Region, due to much of their farmland being "extremely depleted, deforested and eroded".The SIDA-Amhara Rural Development Program announced in 2006 that it has opened a 31-kilometer gravel road in this woreda, which connected 15 kebele
Kebele
A kebele is the smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia similar to ward, a neighbourhood or a localized and delimited group of people...
s within Enarj Enawga. This project had a 3.2 million Birr
Ethiopian birr
The birr is the unit of currency in Ethiopia. Before 1976, dollar was the official English translation of birr. Today, it is officially birr in English as well....
construction budget, not including 46,300 Birr in labor and material the public had contributed.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by 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...
of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 167,402, an increase of 34.22% over the 1994 census, of whom 82,958 are men and 84,444 women; 13,623 or 8.14% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 932.87 square kilometers, Enarj Enawga has a population density of 179.45, which is greater than the Zone average of 153.8 persons per square kilometer. A total of 39,564 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.23 persons to a household, and 38,243 housing units.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 124,720 in 26,519 households, of whom 61,861 were men and 62,859 were women; 10,009 or 8.03% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Enarj Enawga was the Amhara
Amhara people
Amhara are a highland people inhabiting the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Numbering about 19.8 million people, they comprise 26% of the country's population, according to the 2007 national census...
(99.96%). The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.36% reporting that as their religion, while 2.61% were Muslim
Islam in Ethiopia
According to the latest 2007 national census, Islam is the second most widely practised religion in Ethiopia after Christianity, with over 25 million of Ethiopians adhering to Islam according to the 2007 national census, having arrived in Ethiopia in 615...
.