La'ilay Maychew

La'ilay Maychew (Tigrinya "Upper Salty Water") is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, La'ilay Maychew is bordered on the south by Naeder Adet, on the west by Tahtay Maychew, on the north by Mereb Lehe, and on the east by Adwa. Towns in La'ilay Maychew include Axum and Mahibere Degue.

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, 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 130,725, of whom 66,003 were males and 64,722 were females; 48,748 or 37.29% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 554.09 square kilometers, La'ilay Maychew has an estimated population density of 235.9 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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