Hayq, Ethiopia
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Hayq (or Haik) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located 28 kilometers north of Dessie in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a longitude and latitude of . The town is named after Lake Hayq lying east of the town, the home of Istifanos Monastery and an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Hayq has an estimated total population of 14,319, of whom 7,226 were males and 7,093 were females.[1]
Hayq was formerly the capital of the Amba Sel woreda or district in Wollo. Near the town is the church of Hayq Tekle Haymanot, founded according to tradition in 862 by Saint Kalae Salama during the reign of king Dil Na'od.
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
