Saesi Tsaedaemba

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Saesi Tsaedaemba is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands, Saesi Tsaedaemba is bordered on the south by Wukro, on the southwest by Hawzen, on the west by Ganta Afeshum, on the northwest by Gulomahda, on the north by Irob, on the east by the Afar Region, and on the southeast by Atsbi Wenberta. Towns in Saesi Tsaedaemba include Edaga Hamus and Freweyni.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 138,291, of whom 72,849 were males and 65,442 were females; 18,296 or 13.23% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 19.6%. With an estimated area of 933.12 square kilometers, Saesi Tsaedaemba has an estimated population density of 148.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 141.59.^[1]