Itang (woreda)

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Itang is one of the 8 woredas in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Itang is bordered on the south by the Administrative Zone 2, on the west by Administrative Zone 3, on the north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Gambela. The major town in Itang is Itang.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 25,175, of whom 12,519 were males and 12,656 were females; 3,601 or 14.30% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 52%. With an estimated area of 1,837.04 square kilometers, Itang has an estimated population density of 13.7 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 14.27.^[1]