Yechila

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Yechila (also known as Chilay) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 13°17′N, 39°00′E with an elevation of 1571 meters above sea level.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Yechila has an estimated total population of 2,833 of whom 1,371 were males and 1,462 were females.[1] The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 1,556 of whom 697 were males and 859 were females. It is one of two towns in Abergele woreda.

Records provided at the Nordic Africa Institute website mention a rock-hewn church dedicated to Abuna Aregawi in the town.[2]

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  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
  2. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 20 February 2008)
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