Lay Gayint

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Lay Gayint (Amharic "Upper Gayint") is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Lay Gayint is bordered on the south by Tach Gayint, on the southwest by Este, on the west by Farta, on the north by Ebenat, and on the east by the Wag Hemra Zone. Towns in Lay Gayint include Gobgob, Nefas Mewcha and Sali.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 230,218, of whom 114,487 were males and 115,731 were females; 23,497 or 10.21% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 8.3%. With an estimated area of 1,253.13 square kilometers, Lay Gayint has an estimated population density of 183.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 169.21.^[1]