Gishe(Amharic:ግሼ) also spelled asGesheis aworedainAmhara Region,Ethiopia.Located at the eastern edge of theEthiopian highlandsin theSemien Shewa Zone,Gishe is bordered on the south by theMenz Gera Midir,on the west and north by theDebub Wollo Zone,and on the east byAntsokiyana Gemza;theWanchet Riverdefines its western boundary.
Gishe
Geshe, Gishe Rabel | |
|---|---|
  Gishe Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates:10°45′N39°30′E/ 10.750°N 39.500°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Amhara |
| Zone | North Shewa |
| Area | |
• Total | 658.78 km2(254.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
• Total | 66,669 |
| • Density | 100/km2(260/sq mi) |
The name of this woreda is coming from the name of a district of the former province or kingdom ofShewa,Gishe Rabel.It contains parts ofAbuye Meda,the largestplateauof Semien Shewa Zone. The administrative center of Gishe isRabel.
Other settlements in the woreda includesDarat,Dasa,Melek Ãmba,Seya,WembadaandZoga Ãmba.[2]
Elevations in Gishe range from about 1200 meters along the Wanchet to over 3000 meters above sea level in the ridge of mountains that run near the eastern border of this woreda. Rivers include the Albuko, Yasha, Wayit, Kechine and Yada rivers.[3]
Demographics
editBased on the 2007 national census conducted by theCentral Statistical Agencyof Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 61,521, an increase of 19.97% over the 1994 census, of whom 30,448 are men and 31,073 women; 2,774 or 4.51% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 658.78 square kilometers, Gishe Rabel has a population density of 93.39, which is less than the Zone average of 115.3 persons per square kilometer. A total of 13,691 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.49 persons to a household, and 13,199 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity,with 95.68% reporting that as their religion, while 4.01% of the population said they wereMuslim.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 51,283 in 10,715 households, of whom 25,574 were men and 25,709 were women; 1,113 or 2.17% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Gishe Rabel was theAmhara(99.93%), andAmharicwas spoken as a first language by 99.94%. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity,with 95.56% reporting that as their religion, while 4.26% wereMuslim.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ab"Geohive: Ethiopia".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-05.
- ^"Gishe, Amhara Region, Ethiopia".Mindat.org.
- ^Svein Ege,"North Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."[permanent dead link]
- ^Census 2007 Tables: Amhara RegionArchivedNovember 14, 2010, at theWayback Machine,Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region,Vol. 1, part 1ArchivedNovember 15, 2010, at theWayback Machine,Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)