Irob (woreda)

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For the ethnic group, see Irob people.

Irob is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after the Irob people, who are the predominant ethnic group living there. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, Irob is bordered on the south by Saesi Tsaedaemba, on the west by Gulomahda, on the north and east by Eritrea, and on the southeast by the Afar Region. The administrative center for this woreda is Alitena.

The highest point in this woreda is Mount Asimba (3,250 meters).

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 23,663, of whom 12,216 were males and 11,447 were females; 857 or 3.62% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 19.6%. With an estimated area of 933.45 square kilometers, Irob has an estimated population density of 25.4 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 141.59.^[1]