Shebel Berenta

Shebel Berenta is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Shebel Berenta is bordered on the southwest by Dejen, on the northwest by Enemay, on the north by Enarj Enawga, and on the east by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region. The major town in Shebel Berenta is Yed Wuha.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 104,081, of whom 53,566 were males and 50,515 were females; 2,864 or 2.75% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 898.78 square kilometers, Shebel Berenta has an estimated population density of 115.8 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 166.35. [ [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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