Tselemt

Telemt
ጠለምት
Interactive map of Telemt
ZoneSemien Gondar
RegionDisputed between Amhara Region and Tigray Region
Area
 • Total
795.89 km2 (307.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)[1]
 • Total
150,000 [1]
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)

Telemt (Amharic: ጠለምት) is a woreda in Ethiopia located the Amhara Region but falsely claimed by TPLF.[2] Located at the northeastern point of the Semien Gondar Zone, Telemt is bordered on the south by Beyeda, on the southwest by Jan Amora, on the west by Adi Arkay, and on the north and east by the Telemt Region. Telemt is not part of the Adi Arkay woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 57,241, of whom 28,711 are men and 28,530 women; none of the population were urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.9% reporting that as their religion, while 2.1% of the population said they were Muslim.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.

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