Debarq (woreda)

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Debarq is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after its largest town, Debarq. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Debarq is bordered on the south by Dabat, on the west by Sanja, on the northwest by the Tigray Region, on the north by Addi Arkay, and on the east by Jan Amora.

This woreda includes the western end of the Semien Mountains, as well as part of their southern and northeastern slopes. Rivers include the Zarima.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 168,100, of whom 84,372 were males and 83,728 were females; 24,997 or 14.87% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 14.1%. With an estimated area of 1,512.22 square kilometers, Debarq has an estimated population density of 111.2 people per square kilometer, which is geater than the Zone average of 60.23.^[1]