Dawunt
Dawunt is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien (North) Wollo Zone, Dawunt is bordered on the south by the Checheho River which separated it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by the Semien Gondar Zone, on the northwest by Meket, on the north by Wadla, and on the east by Delanta. Dawunt was part of former Dawuntna Delant woreda.
Dawunt | |
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| Zone | Semien Wollo |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 618.20 km2 (238.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 70,464 |
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 65,363, of whom 33,310 are men and 32,053 women; 528 or 0.81% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 77.98% reporting that as their religion, while 21.98% of the population said they were Muslim.[2]
Notes
- Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- 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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