Wegera (woreda)

Wegera (woreda)

Wegera or Wogera is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Wegera is named for the former province Wegera, which was located roughly in the same location, and was later made part of the province of Semien. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Wegera is bordered on the south by Belessa, on the southwest by Gondar Zuria, on the west by Lay Armachiho, on the northwest by Sanja, on the north by Dabat, and on the east by Jan Amora. Towns in Wegera include Amba Giyorgis and Gedegbe.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 250,357, of whom 123,484 were males and 126,873 were females; 14,526 or 5.80% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 14.1%. With an estimated area of 1,862.50 square kilometers, Wegera has an estimated population density of 134.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 60.23. [ [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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