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North Wollo Zone

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Most of this Zone is mountainous and characterized by steep slopes, which are unsuitable for agriculture and severely limits the cultivated area. A survey of the land in this Zone shows that 24% is arable or cultivable, 4.6% pasture, 0.37% forest, 17.4% shrubland, 47.3% degraded or unusable, and the
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memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of North Wollo have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 69.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 0.7 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 1,260,317 in 309,231 households, of whom 633,702 were men and 626,615 women; 89,055 or 7.07% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The largest ethnic group reported in North Wollo was the Amhara (99.61%); all other
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of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 1,500,303, an increase of 19.04% over the 1994 census, of whom 752,895 are men and 747,408 women; with an area of 12,172.50 square kilometers, North Wollo has a population density of 123.25. While 155,273 or 10.35% are urban inhabitants, a
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According to the 2004 World Bank memorandum, at the time 48% of all eligible children in this Zone are enrolled in primary school, and 10% in secondary schools. However, in October 2006, the Zonal education department announced that the construction of 48 new schools in the previous year had
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hectare of land and a regional average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region) and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 13.2% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 21%. 27% of the zone is exposed to
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ethnic groups made up 0.39% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.62%; the remaining 0.38% spoke all other primary languages reported. 83.36% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 10% of the population said they were Muslim.
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further 2 persons are pastoralists. A total of 355,974 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.21 persons to a household, and 343,504 housing units. The largest ethnic group reported in North Wollo was the
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remaining 6.3% all other uses. To combat increasing droughts and improve crop yields, 12 irrigation projects have been undertaken in five woredas, affecting 1.64 square kilometers and benefiting 6,783 households.
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increased school enrolment by 41,000. This raised the total enrollment to 228,990 out of an estimated 300,000 potential students, or a total 76% of all eligible students.
563: 225:" All eight rural woredas of this Zone have been grouped amongst the 48 woredas identified as the most drought prone and food insecure in the Amhara Region. 45: 380: 378:"Small-Scale Irrigation and Household Food Security: A Case Study of Three Irrigation Schemes in Gubalafto Woreda of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region" 541: 414: 556: 233: 512: 360: 549: 474: 596: 269: 281:
is spoken as a first language by 99.28%; the remaining 0.72% spoke all other primary languages reported. 82.74% practiced
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Svein Ege, "North Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."
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Farming assets in North Wälo: statistics, maps and impressions from a travel to North Wälo, October 2000
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Comparative national and regional figures comes from another World Bank publication,
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Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991
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1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region
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Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project
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It is bordered on the south by 16:Zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia 584: 66: 44: 483: 468: 283:Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 263: 19:Zone in Amhara Region, Ethiopia 448: 435: 420: 408: 399: 390: 370: 348: 1: 354:Svein Ege and Yigremew Adal, 312: 296:According to a May 24, 2004 7: 220: 10: 1484: 270:Central Statistical Agency 1434: 1418: 1340: 1292: 1179: 1111: 1068: 1000: 872: 754: 651: 603: 594: 480:(accessed 23 March 2006). 465:(accessed 23 March 2006). 136: 128: 123: 115: 110: 100: 90: 80: 62: 43: 34: 24: 321: 201:. Its highest point is 140:120/km (320/sq mi) 57:also found in this zone 189:, on the northeast by 161:: ሰሜን ወሎ) also called 151: 51:Church of Saint George 932:Hagere Mariamna Kesem 193:, and on the east by 149: 205:. 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Zone
Church of Saint George of Lalibela also found in this zone
Church of Saint George
Lalibela
Flag of North Wollo
Ethiopia
Amhara Region
Woldiya

Amharic
zone
Amhara Region
Ethiopia
South Wollo
South Gondar
Wag Hemra
Tigray Region
Afar Region
Mille River
Mount Abuna Yosef
Lasta Lalibela
Weldiya
Wollo
Raya Kobo
Lasta Lalibela
Wadla
Delanta
Gidan
Bugna
Meket

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