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349: 225: 217: 942: 90: 46: 55: 70: 563: 580: 553: 536: 341:, 18.08% of the population were considered literate, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.01%; 28.78% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school; 1.85% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school; 4.65% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning 304:
of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 99,708, an increase of 16.53% over the 1994 census, of whom 48,645 are men and 51,063 women; 4,808 or 4.82% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 2,068.25 square kilometers, Wukro has a population density of 48.21, which is less than the Zone
370:. 74.83% of the farmers both raised crops and livestock, while 20.18% only grew crops and 4.99% only raised livestock. Land tenure in this woreda is distributed amongst 84.22% owning their land, 14.35% renting, and 1.43% holding their land under other forms of tenure. 366:, and 3.38% was devoted to other uses. For the land under cultivation in this woreda, 73% was planted in cereals, 8.2% in pulses, 2% in oilseeds, and 9 hectares in vegetables. The total area planted in fruit trees was 408 hectares, while 4 hectare was planted in 743: 361:
A sample enumeration performed by the CSA in 2001 interviewed 15,542 farmers in this woreda, who held an average of 0.94 hectares of land. Of the 14,563 hectares of private land surveyed, 86.4% was under cultivation, 2.38% pasture, 7.2% fallow, 0.63% in
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 85,561, of whom 41,404 were men and 44,157 were women; 19,894 or 23.25% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Wukro were the
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average of 56.93 persons per square kilometer. A total of 21,657 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.60 persons to a household, and 20,932 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced
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inscriptions, an obelisk carved from stone, rocks shaped to resemble Egyptian pyramids, and ancient metal utensils in an area which has been left uncultivated due to religious beliefs. Gezaei Haile, a scientist and geology instructor at
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In this district with rains that last only for a couple of months per year, reservoirs of different sizes allow harvesting runoff from the rainy season for further use in the dry season. The
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Haregeweyn, Nigussie; Poesen, Jean; Nyssen, Jan; Govers, Gerard; Verstraeten, Gert; de Vente, Joris; Deckers, Jozef; Moeyersons, Jan; Haile, Mitiku (September 15, 2008).
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As of 2013, 106 church institutions were registered in the woreda. Churches and monasteries in the woreda that contain historical manuscripts and artefacts include:
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Wukro was one of nine woredas in Tigray most affected by a drought during 2008, requiring emergency food supplies to be requested for an estimated 600,000 people.
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dated these artifacts to "a time of 200 years before birth of Christ, as none of the antiquities have sign of cross on them." There are several local
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1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region
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Haregeweyn, N.; Poesen, J.; Nyssen, J.; Wit, J. De; Haile, M.; Govers, G.; Deckers, S. (December 23, 2006).
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In 2020, woreda Kilte Awula'ilo became inoperative and its territory belongs to the following new woredas:
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is spoken as a first language by 99.83%. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
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website, originally published 30 November 2007 (accessed 14 December 2009)
1015: 631:. Supplement to Aethiopica. Vol. 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 322: 1169: 1149: 1030: 1010: 417: 393: 424:. Part of the water that could be used for irrigation is lost through 1063: 998: 421: 405: 318: 201: 197: 45: 803: 1250: 165: 75: 325:(1.16%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.29% of the population. 1271: 1255: 1230: 1197: 1192: 1159: 1048: 425: 333:, with 95.2% reporting that as their religion, while 4.69% were 385: 262: 36: 232:
Archeological surveys at the village of Aynalem has recovered
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settlement in Africa, is also an important local landmark.
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Nyssen, Jan; Jacob, Miro; Frankl, Amaury, eds. (2019).
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is under construction at the southwestern edge of the
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Abreha and Atsbeha Church - Painting of Adam and Eve
300:Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the 759: 172:, Kilte Awulaelo is bordered on the south by the 1284: 622: 620: 420:. Overall, these reservoirs suffer from rapid 913: 762:Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains 617: 489: 192:. Towns in the Kilte Awulaelo woreda include 435: 920: 906: 496: 482: 802: 688:"Ethiopia: Drought intensifies in Tigray" 626: 456:ʿAddi ʾArbaʾa Däbrä Sǝbḥat Qǝddǝst Maryam 122:2,068.25 km (798.56 sq mi) 347: 223: 215: 384:The two main rivers of this woreda are 1285: 953:List of districts in the Tigray Region 753: 469: 450:ʾAgulaʿ Getesemani Kidanä Mǝḥrät gädam 279:Kilte Awula'ilo (new, smaller, woreda) 901: 477: 511: 690:IRIN (last accessed 8 December 2008 444:Kädiḥ Däbrä Täwaḥǝdo Qǝddǝst Maryam 174:Debub Misraqawi (Southeastern) Zone 16:District in Tigray Region, Ethiopia 13: 791:Land Degradation & Development 629:Churches and Monasteries of Tǝgray 447:Bäläsa Däbrä Gännät Qǝddus Mikaʾel 265:, widely believed to be the first 14: 1304: 854: 815:– via Wiley Online Library. 700:Census 2007 Tables: Tigray Region 504:Places adjacent to Kilte Awulaelo 459:Ṣaḥǝlo Däbrä Ṣäḥay Qǝddǝst Maryam 208:is surrounded by Kilte Awulaelo. 940: 676:Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide 578: 561: 551: 534: 88: 68: 53: 44: 819: 709:, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 3.4. 331:Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 307:Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 295: 778: 734: 712: 693: 681: 668: 645: 412:. Smaller reservoirs include 356: 249:in this woreda. These include 220:Abreha and Atsbeha Rock Church 1: 579: 535: 399: 253:(at the edge of Wukro town), 844:10.1016/j.catena.2008.04.011 674:Described in Philip Briggs, 562: 552: 7: 178:Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone 10: 1309: 1293:Districts of Tigray Region 846:– via ScienceDirect. 750:(accessed 26 January 2009) 372: 302:Central Statistical Agency 211: 19:Woreda in Tigray, Ethiopia 1264: 1206: 1178: 1130: 1097: 1039: 959: 950: 627:Nosnitsin, Denis (2013). 509: 379: 152:; also transliterated as 149: 131: 126: 118: 113: 101: 81: 61: 52: 43: 34: 24: 610: 436:Churches and monasteries 28: 375:Soil in Kilte Awula'ilo 352:Rockfall north of Wuqro 241:, in an interview with 392:, which both drain to 353: 229: 221: 180:, on the northeast by 351: 227: 219: 188:, and on the east by 176:, on the west by the 597:Debub Misraqawi Zone 592:Debub Misraqawi Zone 462:Däräba Mädḫane ʿAläm 430:groundwater recharge 285:Geralta (part of it) 282:Agula'i (part of it) 1236:Shire Inda Selassie 880: /  470:Surrounding woredas 453:Qaḥen Däbrä Ṣadǝqan 343:sanitary conditions 247:monolithic churches 108:Misraqawi (Eastern) 1208:North Western Zone 1099:South Eastern Zone 861:Wukro City webpage 746:2009-11-14 at the 727:2008-11-19 at the 705:2010-11-14 at the 657:2008-06-03 at the 354: 321:(98.55%), and the 239:Mekelle University 230: 222: 184:, on the north by 132: • Total 119: • Total 1280: 1279: 884:13.750°N 39.500°E 771:978-3-030-04954-6 638:978-3-447-06969-4 607: 606: 602: 601: 546:Mehakelegnaw Zone 261:. The village of 255:Abreha we Atsbeha 139: 138: 1300: 1084:Saesi Tsaedaemba 945: 944: 943: 922: 915: 908: 899: 898: 895: 894: 892: 891: 890: 885: 881: 878: 877: 876: 873: 848: 847: 823: 817: 816: 806: 782: 776: 775: 757: 751: 738: 732: 722:, Vol. 1, part 1 716: 710: 697: 691: 685: 679: 672: 666: 649: 643: 642: 624: 582: 581: 565: 564: 555: 554: 538: 537: 526:Saesi Tsaedaemba 521:Saesi Tsaedaemba 512: 498: 491: 484: 475: 474: 465:Mäʿago ʾAmanuʾel 186:Saesi Tsaedaemba 154:Kǝlǝttä ʾAwlaʿlo 151: 94: 92: 91: 74: 72: 71: 57: 48: 22: 21: 1308: 1307: 1303: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1298: 1297: 1283: 1282: 1281: 1276: 1260: 1221:La'ilay Adiyabo 1202: 1174: 1126: 1117:Hintalo Wajirat 1093: 1035: 1006:La'ilay Maychew 955: 946: 941: 939: 926: 888: 886: 882: 879: 874: 871: 869: 867: 866: 857: 852: 851: 824: 820: 804:10.1002/ldr.698 783: 779: 772: 758: 754: 748:Wayback Machine 739: 735: 729:Wayback Machine 717: 713: 707:Wayback Machine 698: 694: 686: 682: 673: 669: 659:Wayback Machine 650: 646: 639: 625: 618: 613: 608: 603: 566: 505: 502: 472: 438: 414:Gereb May Zib'i 402: 382: 377: 359: 298: 214: 89: 87: 69: 67: 39: 30: 27: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1306: 1296: 1295: 1278: 1277: 1275: 1274: 1268: 1266: 1262: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1241:Tahtay Adiyabo 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1216:Asgede Tsimbla 1212: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1184: 1182: 1176: 1175: 1173: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1136: 1134: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1107:Dogu'a Tembien 1103: 1101: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1079:Kilte Awulaelo 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1054:Atsbi Wenberta 1051: 1045: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1034: 1033: 1028: 1026:Tanqua Millash 1023: 1021:Tahtay Maychew 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 1002: 1001: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 965: 963: 957: 956: 951: 948: 947: 925: 924: 917: 910: 902: 889:13.750; 39.500 864: 863: 856: 855:External links 853: 850: 849: 818: 797:(2): 211–230. 777: 770: 752: 733: 711: 692: 680: 667: 644: 637: 615: 614: 612: 609: 605: 604: 600: 599: 594: 589: 586: 585: 583: 576: 573: 572: 570:Atsbi Wemberta 567: 550: 548: 542: 541: 539: 532: 529: 528: 523: 518: 510: 507: 506: 501: 500: 493: 486: 478: 471: 468: 467: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 448: 445: 437: 434: 401: 398: 381: 378: 358: 355: 297: 294: 293: 292: 286: 283: 280: 259:Minda'e Mikael 213: 210: 190:Atsbi Wenberta 170:Misraqawi Zone 168:. 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Index

Woreda

Location of Kilte Awulaelo
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Tigray
Zone
Misraqawi (Eastern)
Tigrinya
woredas
Tigray Region
Ethiopia
Misraqawi Zone
Debub Misraqawi (Southeastern) Zone
Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone
Hawzen
Saesi Tsaedaemba
Atsbi Wenberta
Agula
Tsigereda
Maimekden
Wukro


Sabaean
Mekelle University
monolithic churches
Wukro Chirkos
Abreha we Atsbeha

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