Habru is one of the 105
woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
.
Part of
the Semien Wollo Zone, Habru is
bordered on the south by the Mille River
which separates it from the Debub Wollo
Zone, on the west by Guba Lafto, on
the north by the Logiya River which
separates it from Kobo, and on the
east by the Afar
Region
. Towns in Habru include
Mersa and
Wurgesa.
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 700 meters above sea level
where the Mille enters the Afar Region, to 1900 meters at its
westernmost point.
Demographics
Based on figures published by the
Central Statistical
Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population
of 231,489, of whom 117,384 are men and 114,105 are women; 22,183
or 9.58% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater
than the Zone average of 8.9%. With an estimated area of 5,582.21
square kilometers, Habru has an estimated population density of
41.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone
average of 105.59.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this
woreda of 168,172 in 37,741 households, of whom 83,389 were men and
84,783 were women; 12,772 or 7.59% of its population were urban
dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Bugna was the
Amhara (99.73%).
Amharic was spoken as a first language by
99.78%. 74.6% of the population were
Muslim, and 25.3% of the population said
they practiced
Ethiopian
Orthodox Christianity.
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