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District in Amhara Region, Ethiopia Woreda in Amhara, Debub Gondar
Mirab Este ምዕራብ እስቴ
Woreda
Flag of Mirab EsteFlag
ZoneDebub Gondar
RegionAmhara
Area
 • Total809.65 km (312.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total130,504

Mirab Este (Amharic: ምዕራብ እስቴ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Mirab Este is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone and Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the west by Dera, and on the north and east by Misraq Este. Towns in Mirab Este include Jara Gedo.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 120,885, of whom 62,021 are men and 58,864 women; 2,192 or 1.81% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.61% reporting that as their religion, while 1.38% of the population said they were Muslim.

Notes

  1. ^ Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived 14 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
Zones and Woredas of the Amhara Region
List of districts in the Amhara region
Agew Awi Zone
East Gojjam Zone
North Gondar Zone
North Shewa Zone
North Wollo Zone
Oromia Zone
South Gondar Zone
South Wollo Zone
Wag Hemra Zone
West Gojjam Zone
Special zones
Special woredas

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