Enderta (woreda)

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Enderta is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It was named for the former province, Enderta, which was later merged into Tigray Province.

Located in the Debubawi Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands, Debubawi Zone, Enderta is bordered on the south by Hintalo Wajirat, on the west by Samre, on the northwest and north by the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone, and on the east by the Afar Region; the city and woreda of Mek'ele is an enclave within Enderta. Towns in Enderta include Aynalem and Kuha; the historic village of Chalacot is also located in this woreda.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 144,784, of whom 73,887 were males and 70,897 were females; 21,527 or 14.87% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 29.1%. With an estimated area of 1,339.93 square kilometers, Enderta has an estimated population density of 108.1 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 133.18.^[1]