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Ankesha is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The woreda is named after a former confederation of the Agew, which James Bruce describes was formed of Dengui, Sakala, Dengila and Geesh.[1] A triangle-shaped district in the Agew Awi Zone, Ankesha is bordered on the south by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the west by Guangua, and on the north by Banja. Towns in Ankesha include Agew Gimjabet and Azena.

Overview

About 4,760 farmers engaged in apiary earned over three million Birr from the sale of over 1,400 quintals of honey harvested during the summer and main crop season of 2008. The amount of harvested honey has increased with the use of modern beehives.[2]

In March 2009, the woreda Water Resource Development Office announced that construction of over 100 safe water facilities was underway at 11 localities in Ankesha. This involved sinking of wells and modifying springs, and would benefit 28,000 residents. The four million Birr these projects cost was provided by the government of Finland and UNICEF.[3]

Demographics

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 233,277, of whom 118,565 are men and 114,712 are women; 13,458 or 5.77% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 11.4%. With an estimated area of 1,218.61 square kilometers, Ankesha has an estimated population density of 191.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 155.7.[4]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 170,974 in 34,553 households, of whom 84,893 were men and 86,081 were women; 7,767 or 4.54% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Ankesha were the Awi (71.28%) one of the Agaw peoples, and the Amhara (28.32%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.4% of the population. Awngi was spoken as a first language by 69.04%, and 30.6% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.36% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 97.74% reporting that as their religion, while 2.16% were Muslim.[5]

Notes

  1. Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, selected and edited with an introduction by C.F. Beckingham (Edinburgh: University Press, 1964), p. 173.
  2. "News in Brief: Agriculture", Addis Fortune website (accessed 17 April 2009)
  3. "Ankesha to get safe water facilities catering for 28,000 people", Ethiopian News Agency website, dated 12 March 2009 (accessed 14 April 2009)
  4. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
  5. 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)

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