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Gondar Zuria - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 12°40′N 37°20′E / 12.667°N 37.333°E

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Gondar Zuria ጎንደር ዙሪያ
Woreda

Zone	Semien Gondar
Region	Amhara Region
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,108.53 km² (428.01 sq mi)
Population (2012 est.)
• Total	208,889 [1]

Gondar Zuria (Amharic: ጎንደር ዙሪያ, lit. "Greater Gondar Area") is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Gondar Zuria is bordered on the south by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the southwest by Lake Tana, on the west by Dembiya, on the north by Lay Armachiho, on the northeast by Wegera, and on the southeast by Mirab Belessa. Towns in Gondar Zuria include Azazo, Degoma, Emfraz, Maksenit and Teda. The city and woreda of Gondar is surrounded by Gondar Zuria in the northern part of this woreda.

Notable landmarks in this woreda include Guzara Castle, a former Imperial residence said to have been built by Emperor Sarsa Dengel.^[2]

In May 1771, the three battles of Sarbakusa were fought south of Teda within the modern borders of this woreda between Ras Mikael Sehul and the triumvirate of Fasil, Goshu of Amhara, and Wand Bewossen of Begemder. Ras Mikael was defeated, and his influence over the Emperors at Gondar came to an end.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the woreda had a total population of 191,394, a decrease of 0.49% from the 1994 census, of whom 97,388 were men and 94,006 women; 18,377 or 9.60% were urban inhabitants. With an area of 1,108.53 square kilometers, Gondar Zuriya has a population density of 172.66, which is greater than the Zone average of 63.76 persons per square kilometer. A total of 42,753 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.48 persons to a household, and 41,182 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 94.8% reporting that as their religion, while 5.2% of the population said they were Muslim.^[3]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 192,337 in 35,547 households, of whom 98,075 were men and 94,262 women; 15,703 or 8.16% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Gondar Zuria were the Amhara (91.23%), and the Qemant (8.26%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.51% of the population. A notable minority in this woreda are the Weyto, who are thought to be the earliest surviving ethnic group to settle around Lake Tana; they number 295 or 0.15% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.78%; the remaining 0.22% spoke all other primary languages reported. 92.45% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 7.37% of the population said they were Muslim.^[4]

Notes

^ Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Philip Briggs, Guide to Ethiopia, fifth edition (Old Saybrook: Globe Pequot Press, 2009), p. 217
^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived 14 November 2010 at the Wayback 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 1 Archived 15 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (Retrieved 9 April 2009)

12°40′N 37°20′E / 12.667°N 37.333°E / 12.667; 37.333

v t e Zones and Woredas of the Amhara Region
List of districts in the Amhara region
Agew Awi Zone	Ankasha Guagusa Banja Shekudad Dangila Faggeta Lekoma Guagusa Shekudad Guangua Jawi
East Gojjam Zone	Aneded Awabel Baso Liben Bibugn Debay Telatgen Debre Elias Debre Markos Town Dejen Enarj Enawga Enbise Sar Midir Enemay Goncha Goncha Siso Enese Gozamin Hulet Ej Enese Machakel Shebel Berenta Sinan
North Gondar Zone	Addi Arkay Alefa Beyeda Chilga Dabat Debarq Dembiya Gondar Town Gondar Zuria Jan Amora Lay Armachiho Metemma Mirab Armachiho Mirab Belessa Misraq Belessa Qwara Tach Armachiho Takusa Tegeda Tselemt Wegera
North Shewa Zone	Angolalla Tera Ankober Antsokiyana Gemza Asagirt Basona Werana Berehet Debre Birhan Town Efratana Gidim Ensaro Gishe Hagere Mariamna Kesem Kewet Minjarna Shenkora Menz Gera Midir Menz Keya Gebreal Menz Lalo Midir Menz Mam Midir Merhabete Mida Woremo Mojana Wadera Moretna Jiru Siyadebrina Wayu Termaber
North Wollo Zone	Bugna Dawunt Gidan Guba Lafto Habru Kobo Lasta Meket Wadla Weldiya Town
Oromia Zone	Artuma Fursi Baati Dawa Chaffa Dawa Harewa Jilee Dhummuugaa Kemise Town
South Gondar Zone	Debre Tabor Town Dera Ebenat Farta Fogera Lay Gayint Libo Kemekem Mirab Este Misraq Este Simada Tach Gayint
South Wollo Zone	Abuko Amba Sel Debre Sina Delanta Dessie Town Dessie Zuria Jama Kalu Kelela Kombolcha Town Kutaber Legahida Legambo Mekdela Mehal Sayint Sayint Tehuledere Tenta Wegde Were Babu Were Ilu
Wag Hemra Zone	Abergele Dehana Gazbibla Sehala Soqota Soqota Town Zikuala
West Gojjam Zone	Bahir Dar Zuria Bure Dega Damot Debub Achefer Dembecha Jabi Tehnan Finote Selam Town Kuarit Mecha Sekela Semien Achefer Wemberma Yilmana Densa
Special zones	Bahir Dar
Special woredas	Argobba

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