Adwa (woreda)

Adwa is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Adwa is bordered on the south by Werie Lehe, on the west by La'ilay Maychew, on the north by Mereb Lehe, and on the east by Enticho. The major town in this woreda is Adwa, after which it is named.

The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation announced that it would provide 24-hour electrical service to five towns in Adwa, La'ilay Maychew and Naeder Adet woredas, reaching a total of 100,000 new clients in all of the woredas. This new service would begin in June, 2007. [ [http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2006/Nov/29Nov06/21142.htm "EEPCo to provide round-the-clock electric power supply for five rural towns in Tigray State"] (Walta Information Center)]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 154,373, of whom 78,421 were males and 75,952 were females; 42,672 or 27.64% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 646.78 square kilometers, Adwa has an estimated population density of 238.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 123.96. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

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