Mirab Gojjam Zone
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Mirab Gojjam (or "West Gojjam") is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Mirab Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.
Mirab Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Misraq Gojjam, on the north by Debub Gondar, and on the east by Debub Wollo. Its highest point is Mount Amedamit, overlooking the Abbay River. Towns and cities in Mirab Gojjam include Adet, Finote Selam, and Bure.
[edit] Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 2,437,727, of whom 1,218,606 were males and 1,219,121 were females; 185,679 or 7.6% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 13,972.36 square kilometers, Mirab Gojjam has an estimated population density of 174.47 people per square kilometer.[1]
According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Mirab Gojjam have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 56.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)[2], the average rural household has 1.1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region)[3] and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 19.5% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 61% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 11% in secondary schools. 40% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 38% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 454.[4]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
- ^ "Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project", p.3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)
- ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006).
- ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).
