Elidar (woreda)

Elidar (also spelled Eli Da'ar) is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. On 4 February 2007, the Afar Regional Cabinet approved the division of this woreda, creating a new woreda out of the northwestern part next to Administrative Zone 2 to the border with Eritrea, centered on Biru. [ [http://www.afarfriends.org/Dok%20t%20websida/APDA/apda20070204.pdf "Three new woredas decided in Afar Region"] ]

Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Elidar is bordered on the south by the Awash River which separates it from Asayita, on the west by Dubti, on the northwest by the Administrative Zone 2, on the northeast by Eritrea, and on the east by Djibouti. Towns in Elidar include Bure, Diche Oto, Elidar and Manda.

The highest point in Elidar is Mount Alayta.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 63,133, of whom 28,037 were males and 35,096 were females; 6,789 or 10.75% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 14.9%. Information is not available for the area of Elidar, so its density cannot be calculated. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this woreda.]

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