Degua Tembien

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Degua Tembien is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is named in part after the former province of Tembien. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Degua Tembien is bordered on the south by the Debubawi (South) Zone, on the west by Abergele, on the north by Kola Tembien, and on the east by the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone. Towns in Degua Tembien include Hagera Selam.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 119,044, of whom 60,153 were males and 58,891 were females; 6,797 or 5.71% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 1,109.72 square kilometers, Degua Tembien has an estimated population density of 107.3 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 123.96.^[1]