Mehal Sayint

Mehal Amhara Sayint (Amharic:መሐል አምሓራ ሣይንት )s one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the historic district of Sayint. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Mehal Sayint is bordered on the south by Debre Sina, and on the north and east by Sayint. Mehal Amhara Sayint was separated from Amhara Sayint.

Mhal Amhara Saint
መሐል አምሓራ ሣይንት
Flag of Mhal Amhara Saint
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneSouth Wollo
Area
  Total1,437.30 km2 (554.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)[1]
  Total156,940

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 73,432, of whom 36,369 are men and 37,063 women. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.8% reporting that as their religion, while 1.2% of the population were Muslim.[2]

Notes

  1. Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.

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