Asagirt(Amharic:አሳግርት) is one of theworedasin theAmhara RegionofEthiopia.Located at the eastern edge of theEthiopian highlandsin theSemien Shewa Zone,Asagirt is bordered on the southwest byHagere Mariamna Kesem,on the northwest byAngolalla Tera,on the north byBasona Werana,on the northeast byAnkober,on the east by theAfar Region,and on the southeast byBerehet.The administrative center of this woreda isGina Ager.Asagirt was part of formerAngolalla Terana Asagirtworeda.
Asagirt
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| Zone | Semien Shewa |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
• Total | 52,281[1] |
Demographics
editBased on the 2007 national census conducted by theCentral Statistical Agencyof Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 48,371, of whom 24,674 are men and 23,697 women; 1,278 or 2.64% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity,with 94.92% reporting that as their religion, while 5.01% of the population said they wereMuslim.[2]
Notes
edit- ^abGeohive: EthiopiaArchived2012-08-05 at theWayback Machine
- ^Census 2007 Tables: Amhara RegionArchivedNovember 14, 2010, at theWayback Machine,Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.