Kemekem

Kemekem is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Kemekem is bordered on the south by Fogera, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by the Semien Gondar Zone, and on the east by Ebenat. The administrative center is Addis Zemen; other towns include Amba Meda, Wereta and Yifag.

Rivers in this woreda include the Arno and Reb, which drain into Lake Tana.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 303,828, of whom 149,311 were males and 154,517 were females; 58,379 or 19.21% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 8.3%. With an estimated area of 1,560.00 square kilometers, Kemekem has an estimated population density of 194.8 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 169.21. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

The woreda of Kemekem was heavily affected by the flash floods in Ethiopia that started 6 September and receded by 26 September 2006. The heavy rain caused Lake Tana to overflow its banks, making thousands of people homeless. "Thousands of heads of cattle, whole silos of grain, and significant tracts of grazing and farmland have been washed away," according to IRIN. [ [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=55426 ETHIOPIA:Finding shelter away from flooding] ; [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=55716 ETHIOPIA:Flood waters receding] , both accessed 17 October 2006 (IRIN)]

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