Debub Gondar Zone

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Debub Gondar (or "South Gondar") is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. This zone is named for the city of Gondar, which was the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century, and has often been used as a name for the local province.

Debub Gondar is bordered on the south by Mirab Gojjam, on the southwest by Misraq Gojjam and Bahir Dar, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by Semien Gondar, on the northeast by Wag Hemra, on the east by Semien Wollo, and on the southeast by Debub Wollo.

The highest point in Debub Gondar is Mount Guna (4,231 m). Towns and cities in this zone include Addis Zemen, Debre Tabor and Wereta.

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 2,426,123, of which 1,231,219 were males and 1,194,904 were females; 202,136 or 8.3% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 14,337.53 square kilometers, Debub Gondar has an estimated population density of 169.21 people per square kilometer.^[1]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 4% of the inhabitants of Debub Gondar have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 66.1 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)^[2], the average rural household has 1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region)^[3] and the equivalent of 0.6 heads of livestock. 14% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 49% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 9% in secondary schools. 55% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 514.^[4]

[edit] Woredas

• Debre Tabor
• Dera
• Ebenat
• Este
• Farta
• Fogera
• Kemekem
• Lay Gayint
• Simada
• Tach Gayint

[edit] Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
2. ^ "Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project", p.3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)
3. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006).
4. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).