Dewe
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Dewe is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Dewe is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Artuma, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 4, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from Administrative Zone 3. Information is lacking on the towns and cities of this woreda.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 71,023, of whom 30,418 were males and 40,605 were females. Information is not available for the area of Dewe, so its density cannot be calculated.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this woreda.
