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Woreda in Amhara Region, Wag Hemra
Sehala ሰሀላ
Woreda
Flag of SehalaFlag
ZoneWag Hemra
RegionAmhara Region
Area
 • Total1,143.35 km (441.45 sq mi)
Population
 • Total25,507

Sehala (Amharic: ሰሀላ ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wag Hemra zone, Sehala is bordered on the west by the Semien (North) Gondar Zone, on the northwest by Abergele, and on the east and southeast by the Tekezé River which separates it from Zikuala. Sehala was separated from Zikuala woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 23,688, of whom 12,128 are men and 11,560 women; none are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.94% reporting that as their religion.

The topography of the woreda is surrounded by many mountains and there is only one river which starts from Beyeda woreda, "Meshiha".

History

21st Century

Notes

  1. ^ Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
Zones and Woredas of the Amhara Region
List of districts in the Amhara region
Agew Awi Zone
East Gojjam Zone
North Gondar Zone
North Shewa Zone
North Wollo Zone
Oromia Zone
South Gondar Zone
South Wollo Zone
Wag Hemra Zone
West Gojjam Zone
Special zones
Special woredas


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