Semien Wollo Zone

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Semien Wollo (or "North Wollo") is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Semien Wollo acquired its name from the former province of Wollo.

Semien Wello is bordered on the south by Debub Wollo, on the west by Debub Gondar, on the north by Wag Hemra, and on the northeast and east by the Afar Region. Towns and cities in Semen Wello include Lalibela and Weldiya.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Education 3 Woredas 4 Notes

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 1,731,849, of whom 864,907 were males and 866,942 were females; 154,626 or 8.9% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 16,400.98 square kilometers, Semen Wello has an estimated population density of 105.59 people per square kilometer.^[1]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Semen Wello have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 69.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)^[2], the average rural household has 0.7 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and a regional average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region)^[3] and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 13.2% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 27% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 577.^[4]

[edit] Education

According to the 2004 World Bank memorandum, at the time 48% of all eligible children in this Zone are enrolled in primary school, and 10% in secondary schools. However, in October, 2006, the Zonal education department announced that the construction of 48 new schools in the previous year had increased school enrolment by 41,000. This raised the total enrollment to 228,990 out of an estimated 300,000 potential students, or a total 76% of all eligible students.^[5]

[edit] Woredas

• Bugna
• Dawuntna Delant
• Gidan
• Guba Lafto
• Habru
• Kobo
• Meket
• Wadla
• Weldiya

[edit] Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3
2. ^ "Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project", p. 3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)
3. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from another World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006).
4. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).
5. ^ "Ethiopia: Education Service Coverage Increasing" (Ethiopian Herald)