Ensaro is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Siyadebrina Wayu Ensaro is bordered on the south and west by the Oromia Region, on the northwest by the Jamma River which separates it from Merhabiete, on the north by Moretna Jiru, and on the east by Basona Werana. Towns in Ensaro include Deneba and Lemi.
This woreda was originally named Siyadebrina Wayu Ensaro, which is the name used in the 1994 national census, and it was changed to Ensaro Wayu prior to the Ethiopian Agricultural Sample Survey in October 2001. Siyadebrina Wayu was split from Ensaro Wayu between 2004 and 2007.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 167,039, of whom 83,201 are men and 83,838 are women; 9,487 or 5.68% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 11.8%. With an estimated area of 1,181.25 square kilometers, Ensaro has an estimated population density of 141.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 134.37.[1]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 122,473 in 24,069 households, of whom 62,057 were men and 60,416 were women; 5,464 or 4.46% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Ensaro were the Amhara (70.27%), and the Oromo (29.58%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.15% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 68.97%, and Oromiffa was spoken by 30.98%; the remaining 0.05% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.87% reporting that as their religion.[2]
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