Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 228,271, an increase of 21.55% over the 1994 census, of whom 113,322 are men and 114,949 women; 10,304 or 4.51% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 2,244.96 square kilometers, Simada has a population density of 101.68, which is less than the Zone average of 145.56 persons per square kilometer. A total of 53,969 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.23 persons to a household, and 52,238 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 86.92% reporting that as their religion, while 13.03% of the population said they were Muslim. [4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 187,799 in 42,995 households, of whom 94,510 were men and 93,289 were women; 4,602 or 2.45% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Simada was the Amhara (99.96%). Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.97%. The majority of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity with 84.81% professing this belief, while 15.09% of the population said they were Muslim, giving Simada the largest concentration of Muslims in this Zone, either in percentage or total numbers. [5]
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Misraq Este 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
Mirab Este is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Mirab Este is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone and Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the west by Dera, and on the north and east by Misraq Este. Towns in Mirab Este include Jara Gedo.
