Ankober (woreda)

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Ankober is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Semien Shewa Zone, Ankober is bordered on the south by Berehet, on the southwest by Angolalla Terana Asagirt, on the northwest by Debre Birhan Zuria, on the north by Kewet, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns in Ankober include Aliyu Amba, Ankober, Gorgo and Haramba.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 91,764, of whom 46,346 were males and 45,418 were females; 6,573 or 7.16% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 11.8%. With an estimated area of 709.38 square kilometers, Ankober has an estimated population density of 129.4 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 134.37.^[1]