Mirab Gojjam Zone

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Mirab Gojjam (or "West Gojjam") is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Mirab Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.

Mirab Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by Agew Awi, on the northwest by Semien Gondar, on the north by Lake Tana, on the northeast by Bahir Dar and the Abay River which separates it from the Debub Gondar, and on the east by Misraq Gojjam. Its highest point is Mount Amedamit. Towns and cities in Mirab Gojjam include Adet, Finote Selam, and Bure.

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 2,437,727, of whom 1,218,606 were males and 1,219,121 were females; 185,679 or 7.6% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 13,972.36 square kilometers, Mirab Gojjam has an estimated population density of 174.47 people per square kilometer.^[1]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Mirab Gojjam have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 56.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers)^[2], the average rural household has 1.1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region)^[3] and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 19.5% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 61% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 11% in secondary schools. 40% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 38% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 454.^[4]