Mereb Lehe

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Mereb Lehe is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Mereb Lehe is bordered on the south by La'ilay Maychew, on the southwest by Tahtay Maychew, on the west by the Mi'irabawi (Western) Zone, on the north by Eritrea, on the east by Enticho, and on the southeast by Adwa. The administrative center of this woreda is Rama; other towns include La'ilay Merhisenay.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 105,134, of whom 53,058 were males and 52,076 were females; 8,856 or 8.42% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 1,214.69 square kilometers, Mereb Lehe has an estimated population density of 86.6 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 123.96.^[1]