Tahtay Maychew

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Tahtay Maychew (Tigrinya "Lower Salty Water") is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Tahtay Maychew is bordered on the south by Naeder Adet, on the west by the Mi'irabawi (Western) Zone, on the north by Mereb Lehe, and on the east by La'ilay Maychew. Towns in Tahtay Maychew include Chila and Wukro Maray.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 105,873, of whom 53,807 were males and 52,066 were females; 9,195 or 8.68% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 567.84 square kilometers, Tahtay Maychew has an estimated population density of 186.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 123.96.^[1]