Hagere Mariamna Kesem

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 55,235, an increase of 20.72% over the 1994 census, of whom 28,394 are men and 26,841 women; 2,187 or 3.96% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 689.87 square kilometers, Hagere Mariamna Kesem has a population density of 80.07, which is less than the Zone average of 115.3 persons per square kilometer. A total of 11,891 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.65 persons to a household, and 11,499 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.9% reporting that as their religion.[2]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 45,754 in 8,642 households, of whom 23,554 were men and 22,200 were women; 1,149 or 2.51% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Hagere Mariamna Kesem were the Amhara (96.78%), and the Oromo (3.09%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.13% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 96.74%, and Oromiffa was spoken by 3.17%; the remaining 0.31% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.87% reporting that as their religion.[3]