Debay Telatgen

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Debay Telatgen is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Debay Telatgen is bordered on the extreme south by Dejen, on the further southwest by Awabel, on the closer southwest by Guzamn, on the west by Machakel, on the northwest by Bibugn, on the north by Hulet Ej Enese, on the northeast by Enarj Enawga, and on the east by Enemay. The major town in Debay Telatgen is Kuyi.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 135,241, of whom 67,565 were males and 67,676 were females; 3,719 or 2.75% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 658.15 square kilometers, Debay Telatgen has an estimated population density of 205.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 166.35.^[1]

This woreda was selected as one of the areas for Agri-Service Ethiopia to develop an Integrated Rural Development Program in 1987. This Program assisted 10,000 heads of households with agricultural production and problems caused by overgrazing.^[2]

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