Silte (woreda)

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Silte is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. It is named for the Silte people, whose homeland includes this woreda.

Part of the Gurage Zone, Silte is bordered on the southeast by Lanfro, on the southwest by Dalocha, on the northwest by Gumer, and on the northeast by Meskanena Mareko. Towns in Silte include Alkaso, Worabe and Kibet.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 167,832, of whom 85,902 were males and 81,930 were females; 8,589 or 5.12% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 535 square kilometers, Silte has an estimated population density of 313.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3.^[1]

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