Ewa (woreda)

Ewa is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Ewa is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the
Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by the Administrative Zone 1, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Gulina, and on the east by Aura. The major settlement in Ewa is Alele Subula.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 43,533, of whom 19,842 were males and 23,691 were females; 180 or 0.41% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 1.6%. Information is not available for the area of Ewa, 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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