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Wadla ዋድላ
Woreda
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Zone	Semien Wollo
Region	Amhara
Area ^[1]
• Total	855.29 km² (330.23 sq mi)
Population (2012 est.)
• Total	138,668 [1]

Wadla (Amharic: ዋድላ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is named for the former district which lay roughly in the same area. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Wadla is bordered on the southeast by Delanta, on the southwest by Dawunt, on the north by Meket, and on the northeast by Guba Lafto. The major town in Wadla is Gashena. Other towns include Kone and Arbit.

The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1700 to 3200 meters above sea level. It lies in the watershed of the Bashilo; rivers include the Zhit'a.^[2] Wadla, as well as the other seven rural woredas of this Zone, has been grouped amongst the 48 woredas identified as the most drought prone and food insecure in the Amhara Region.^[3]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 128,170, an increase of over the 1994 census, of whom 64,574 are men and 63,596 women; 4,291 or 3.35% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 855.29 square kilometers, Wadla has a population density of 149.86, which is greater than the Zone average of 123.25 persons per square kilometer. A total of 28,414 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.51 persons to a household, and 27,481 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.08% reporting that as their religion, while 2.9% of the population said they were Muslim.^[4]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 106,681 in 24,473 households, of whom 54,760 were men and 51,921 were women; 1,506 or 1.41% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Wadla was the Amhara (99.94%). Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.95%. The majority of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity with 96.21% reported to profess this belief, while 3.78% of the population said they were Muslim.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Svein Ege, "North Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia". Trondheim, NTNU, 2002
^ Seid Yassin, "Small-Scale Irrigation and Household Food Security: A Case Study of Three Irrigation Schemes in Gubalafto Woreda of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region", Master's Thesis, Graduate School of the University of Addis Ababa (June 2002), p. 35
^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region, 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, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)

11°50′N 38°50′E / 11.833°N 38.833°E / 11.833; 38.833

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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