Termaber(var.Tarmaber;Amharic:ጠርማበር) is aworedainAmhara Region,Ethiopia.It includes a homonymous mountain pass and road tunnel. Located at the eastern edge of theEthiopian Highlandsin theSemien Shewa Zone,Termaber is bordered on the south byAnkober,on the southwest byBasona Werana,on the west byMojana Wadera,on the northwest byMenz Mam Midir,on the northeast byKewet,and on the southeast by theAfar Region.Towns in this woreda includeDebre SinaandDoqaqit.
Tarmaber
ጣርማበር | |
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  Tarmaber Location within Ethiopia  Tarmaber Location within the Horn of Africa  Tarmaber Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates:10°10′N39°30′E/ 10.167°N 39.500°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Amhara |
| Zone | North Shewa |
| Area | |
• Total | 543.33 km2(209.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
• Total | 92,537[1] |
This woreda was originally named Mafud Mezezo Mojana, which is the name the 1994 national census used for it, but the name was changed at some point over the next five years. In 1999, the woreda ofMojana Waderawas split off from Termaber, and akebeletransferred to it from Kewet.[3]
Tegulet,the ancient residence of theEthiopianandShewanrulers,is believed to lie in this woreda.[4]Tegulet first served as center of theSultanate of Showa,with its capital of "Siyon" (Zion, also known as "Marade"[5]) located in the area. Another capital of the Sultanate, Walale,[6]is said to have been north ofDebre Birhan.[7]Wedem Aradlater made it the center of his kingdom after Showa's fall[8][9][10][11]andDebre Birhanwould be founded byZara Yaqobnearby, serving as the base of him and his descendants, the laterMeridazmatches.Rivers in this woreda include theMofar.
Demographics
editBased on the 2007 national census conducted by theCentral Statistical Agencyof Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 84,481, an increase of over the 1994 census, of whom 42,812 are men and 41,669 women; 10,304 or 12.20% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 543.33 square kilometers, Termaber has a population density of 155.49, which is greater than the Zone average of 115.3 persons per square kilometer. A total of 19,993 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.23 persons to a household, and 19,370 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity,with 97.43% reporting that as their religion, while 2.37% of the population said they wereMuslim.[12]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 99,402 in 17,787 households, of whom 51,537 were men and 47,865 were women; 8,378 or 8.43% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Termaber were theAmhara(93.78%), theOromo(3.11%), and theArgobba(2.65%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.46% of the population.Amharicwas spoken as a first language by 96.93%, andOromiffawas spoken by 2.76%; the remaining 0.31% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity,with 94.74% reporting that as their religion, while 5.15% wereMuslim.[13]
Notes
edit- ^"GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics".www.geohive.com.Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2012.Retrieved12 January2022.
- ^abGeohive: EthiopiaArchived2012-08-05 at theWayback Machine
- ^Svein Ege,"North Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."[permanent dead link],p. 4
- ^"Local History in Ethiopia"Archived2007-09-27 at theWayback MachineThe Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 1 May 2009)
- ^Pankhurst,Borderlands,p. 41.
- ^G. W. B. Huntingford,The historical geography of Ethiopia from the first century AD to 1704,(Oxford University Press: 1989), p. 76
- ^Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History, J. Gordon Melton, 2014https://books.google.ca/books?id=bI9_AwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- ^George Wynn Brereton HuntingfordThe Historical Geography of Ethiopia: From the First Century Ad to 1704 - Google Books "British Academy, 1989. p. 78.
- ^George Wynn Brereton HuntingfordThe Historical Geography of Ethiopia: From the First Century Ad to 1704 - Google Books "British Academy, 1989. p. 80.
- ^Niall FinneranThe Archaeology of Ethiopia - Google Books "Routledge, 2013. p. 254.
- ^Maurice Randrianame, B. Shahandeh, Kalman Szendrei, Archer Tongue, International Council on Alcohol and AddictionsThe health and socio-economic aspects of khat use - Google Books "The Council, 1983. p. 26.
- ^Census 2007 Tables: Amhara RegionArchived2010-11-14 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 1Archived2010-11-15 at theWayback Machine,Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)