Gidan
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Gidan is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Bugna, on the north by the Afar Region, and on the east by Kobo. Towns in Gidan include Debre Tsehay and Muja.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 184,486, of whom 93,753 were males and 90,733 were females; 7,135 or 3.87% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.9%. With an estimated area of 1,110.93 square kilometers, Gidan has an estimated population density of 166.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 105.59.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
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