Misraq Este

Misraq Este (Amharic: ምሥራቅ እስቴ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Misraq Este is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates

Misraq Este ምሥራቅ እስቴ
Woreda
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Zone	Debub Gondar
Region	Amhara
Area [1]
• Total	1,365.19 km2 (527.10 sq mi)
Population  (2012 est.)
• Total	229,133

it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the west by Mirab Este and Dera, on the northwest by Fogera, on the north by Farta, on the northeast by Lay Gayint, and on the east by Simada; part of this woredas boundary with Simada is defined by the Musafa River at the north border and Yiba River on the south border which join together and become a tributary of the Abay River. Towns in Misraq Este include Mekane Yesus.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 210,825, of whom 107,555 are men and 103,270 women; 13,901 or 6.59% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.08% reporting that as their religion, while 2.91% of the population said they were Muslim.^[2]