Adet is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Adet is bordered on the south by Kuarit, on the southwest by Sekela, on the west by Merawi, on the north by Bahir Dar Zuria, on the east by the Abay River which separates it from the Debub Gondar Zone, and on the southeast by the Misraq Gojjam Zone. The major town in Adet is Adet.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 334,412, of whom 169,085 are men and 165,327 are women; 21,117 or 6.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 7.6%. With an estimated area of 1,347.53 square kilometers, Adet has an estimated population density of 248.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 174.47.[1]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 244,803 in 48,521 households, of whom 122,135 were men and 122,668 were women; 12,178 or 4.97% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Adet was the Amhara (99.94%). Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.96%. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.16% reporting that as their religion, while 1.83% were Muslim.[2]
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