Megale (Ethiopian District)
The Leile hot springs is a notable point of interest, which is visited not only by local residents and people from the Tigray Region, but by inhabitants from the Amhara Region, who arrive by foot. Rivers in this woreda include the Erebti, a stream that flows east from the Ethiopian highlands into the Afar Depression.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 28,113, of whom 15,340 are men and 12,773 women; with an area of 1,548.33 square kilometers, Megale has a population density of 18.16. While 703 or 2.50% are urban inhabitants, a further 8,551 or 30.42% are pastoralists. A total of 4,714 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 6.0 persons to a household, and 4,794 housing units. 99.22% of the population said they were Muslim.
Notes
- ^ "Ethiopia - Road Sector Development Support Program Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 4 of 4) : Final report for Yalo - Dalol" Ethiopian Roads Authority, June 2002, p. 63 (accessed 14 May 2009)
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Afar Region Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.