Mi'irabawi Zone

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Mi'irabawi (or "Western") is one of four Zones in the Ethiopian Tigray Region. Mi'irabawi is bordered on the east by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, the south by the Amhara Region, the west by Sudan and on the north by Eritrea. Major towns and cities in this zone include Badme, Dima, Humera and Inda Selassie.

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 1,003,796, of whom 507,070 were males and 496,726 were females; 147,424 or 14.7% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 24,708.84 square kilometers, Mi'irabawi has an estimated population density of 40.62 people per square kilometer.^[1]

According to a 24 May 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Mi'irabawi Zone have access to electricity, and this zone has a road density of 23.3 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. Rural households have an average of 1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 and a regional average of 0.51)^[2] and an average 1.3 head of livestock. 19.9% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a regional average of 28%. Of all eligible children, 55% are enrolled in primary school, and 16% in secondary schools. 100% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 0% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 533.^[3]