Magdala (woreda)
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Magdala is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Magdala is bordered on the southwest by Sayint, on the north by the Bashilo River which separates it from the Semien Wollo Zone, and on the east by Tenta. The major town in Magdala is Masha.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 144,142, of whom 73,849 were males and 70,293 were females; 3,516 or 2.44% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.4%. With an estimated area of 1,336.28 square kilometers, Magdala has an estimated population density of 107.9 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 173.56.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4