Tehuledere

Tehuledere is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Debub Wollo Zone, Tehuledere is bordered on the south by Dessie Zuria, on the southwest by Kutaber, on the west by Amba Sel, on the north by the Semien Wollo Zone, and on the east by Were Babu. Towns in Tehuledere include Baso Mille, Boru Selassie, Hayq and Sulula.

The hydrology of this woreda includes two lakes, which lie entirely within it: Hayq, and Ardibbo south of it. Other notable landmarks include the monasteries of Debre Egziabeher and Istifanos.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 165,188, of whom 84,059 were males and 81,129 were females; 20,455 or 12.38% of its population are urban dwellers, which is close to the Zone average of 12.4%. With an estimated area of 484.69 square kilometers, Tehuledere has an estimated population density of 340.8 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 173.56. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

The NGO Agri-Service Ethiopia, announced in November 2006 that they had started projects to improve food security and infrastructure in Tehuledere, with a total budget of over 7.1 million birr. Some 44,803 inhabitants in six selected rural kebeles would benefit from this project. [ [http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2006/Nov/27Nov06/21059.htm "NGO executing over 7mln birr capacity building, food security programs in woreda"] Walta Information Center (last accessed 30 November 2006)]

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