Gazbibla

Gazgibla (Amharic: ጋዝጊብላ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wag Hemra Zone, Gazgibla is bordered on the south by the Semien (North) Wollo Zone, on the west by Dehana and the Semien (North) Gondar Zone, and on the north by Sekota. Gazgibla was separated from Dehana woreda.

Gazgibla

ጋዝጊብላ
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ZoneWag Hemra
RegionAmhara Region
Area
  Total1,037.42 km2 (400.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
  Total76,297

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 70,854, of whom 35,581 are men and 35,273 women; none are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.92% reporting that as their religion.[2]

Notes

  1. Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.


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