Kuarit

Kuarit is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Kuarit is bordered on the southwest by Jabi Tehnan, on the west by Sekela, on the north by Adet, on the east by the Misraq Gojjam Zone, and on the southeast by Dega Damot. The major town in Kuarit is Gebeze Mariam.

The highest point in this woreda and in the Misraq Gojjam Zone is Mount Amedamit, a part of the Choqa Mountains, with an elevation of 3619 meters.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 185,848, of whom 93,686 were males and 92,162 were females; 3,466 or 1.86% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 7.6%. With an estimated area of 772.81 square kilometers, Kuarit has an estimated population density of 240.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 174.47. [ [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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