Debre Elias

Debre Elias (Amharic: ደብረ ኤልያስ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Debre Elias is bordered on the south and west by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the northwest by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the north by Machakel, and on the east by Guzamn. Towns in this woreda include Elias. Debre Elias was part of Machakel woreda.

Debre Elias

ደብረ ኤልያስ
Woreda
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ZoneMisraq Gojjam
RegionAmhara Region
Area
 • Total1,165.65 km2 (450.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
 • Total89,665

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 82,150, of whom 41,109 are men and 41,041 women; 7,928 or 9.65% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.94% reporting that as their religion, while 1.01% of the population said they were Muslim.[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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