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144:, or mountain fortress, located in the woreda. The word Ambasel is derived from two words "Amba" from the Amharic word for plateau, and “Asel” from the Arabic language, which means honey. Together, it means “plateau of honey” or the “land of honey” the woreda is named for this feature. Located in the
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of
Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 121,899, an increase of 9.65% over the 1994 census, of whom 61,290 are men and 60,609 women; 5,882 or 4.83% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 882.24 square kilometers, Amba Sel has a population density of 138.17, which is less than the
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 111,172 in 24,610 households, of whom 55,074 were men and 56,098 was women; 3,934 or 3.54% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in
Ambassel was the
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Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer. A total of 29,390 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.15 persons to a household, and 28,407 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced
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would confine their male relatives to keep them from threatening his power. Ambassel has proven deposits of
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110: • Total
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1422:Forts in Ethiopia
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1339:Finote Selam Town
1072:South Gondar Zone
911:Menz Keya Gebreal
901:Minjarna Shenkora
871:Debre Birhan Town
851:Antsokiyana Gemza
715:North Gondar Zone
680:Goncha Siso Enese
650:Debre Markos Town
487:11.750°N 39.250°E
306:Geohive: Ethiopia
158:Semien Wollo Zone
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1301:West Gojjam Zone
1140:South Wollo Zone
1080:Debre Tabor Town
1057:Jilee Dhummuugaa
961:North Wollo Zone
946:Siyadebrina Wayu
833:North Shewa Zone
665:Enbise Sar Midir
612:East Gojjam Zone
592:Guagusa Shekudad
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1286:Soqota Town
1163:Dessie Town
1130:Tach Gayint
1120:Misraq Este
1062:Kemise Town
1052:Dawa Harewa
1047:Dawa Chaffa
1029:Oromia Zone
931:Mida Woremo
758:Gondar Town
645:Debre Elias
490: /
388:Svein Ege,
235:Menen Asfaw
231:Amba Geshen
223:Bete Amhara
189:Amba Geshen
162:Mille River
86:Debub Wollo
1416:Categories
1319:Dega Damot
1223:Tehuledere
1158:Debre Sina
1115:Mirab Este
1105:Lay Gayint
989:Guba Lafto
723:Addi Arkay
630:Baso Liben
339:12 January
274:(99.91%).
233:. Empress
166:Tehuledere
105:Population
1385:Bahir Dar
1238:Were Babu
926:Merhabete
768:Jan Amora
376:199629601
356:Bee World
138:, and an
1364:Wemberma
1329:Dembecha
1271:Gazbibla
1261:Abergele
1243:Were Ilu
1198:Legahida
1153:Amba Sel
951:Termaber
695:Machakel
456:Archived
434:Archived
415:Archived
396:Archived
309:Archived
243:Jantirar
214:jantirar
183:and the
136:Ethiopia
120:Ambassel
113:132,157
63:Ethiopia
33:Ambassel
1401:Argobba
1291:Zikuala
1208:Mekdela
1203:Legambo
1193:Kutaber
979:Delanta
866:Berehet
856:Asagirt
846:Ankober
818:Tselemt
778:Metemma
753:Dembiya
685:Gozamin
597:Guangua
582:Dangila
538:of the
536:Woredas
478:39°15′E
475:11°45′N
276:Amharic
207:History
174:Wuchale
170:Kutaber
150:Bashilo
124:Amharic
60:Country
1354:Sekela
1344:Kuarit
1281:Soqota
1276:Sehala
1266:Dehana
1218:Sayint
1183:Kelela
1125:Simada
1100:Fogera
1090:Ebenat
974:Dawunt
881:Ensaro
823:Wegera
813:Tegeda
808:Takusa
748:Debarq
738:Chilga
733:Beyeda
675:Goncha
670:Enemay
635:Bibugn
625:Awabel
620:Aneded
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284:Muslim
272:Amhara
264:Muslim
128:woreda
74:Amhara
69:Region
44:Woreda
1349:Mecha
1233:Wegde
1228:Tenta
1148:Abuko
1095:Farta
1042:Baati
1014:Wadla
1009:Meket
1004:Lasta
994:Habru
984:Gidan
969:Bugna
896:Kewet
886:Gishe
798:Qwara
743:Dabat
728:Alefa
705:Sinan
655:Dejen
532:Zones
372:S2CID
290:Notes
227:Wollo
185:Awash
154:Tenta
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1178:Kalu
1173:Jama
1085:Dera
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