Ganta Afeshum

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Ganta Afeshum is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Ganta Afeshum is bordered on the south by Hawzen, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Gulomahda, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Ganta Afeshum include Adigrat and Bizet.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 178,835, of whom 92,112 were males and 86,723 were females; 68,965 or 38.56% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 19.6%. With an estimated area of 525.93 square kilometers, Ganta Afeshum has an estimated population density of 340 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 141.59.^[1]