Shendi (or Shendi Gebriel) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region at elevation of 2050 meters above sea level.
Shendi | |
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  Shendi Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 10°38′N 36°56′E / 10.633°N 36.933°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Mirab Gojjam |
| Elevation | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 9,293 (est) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | None |
In 1964 it was the administrative center of Wemberma and Gwagussa woreda. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Shendi during the year 1968.[1]
Demographics
editBased on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Shendi has an estimated total population of 9,293, of whom 4,444 are men and 4,849 are women.[2] It is the main town of Wemberma woreda.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,377, of whom 2,338 were men and 3,039 were women; 18,814 or 8.76% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Shendi were the Amhara (96.58%), and the Awi (2.9%) a subgroup of the Agaw; all other ethnic groups made up 0.52% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 97%, and 2.42% speak Awngi; the remaining 0.58% spoke all other primary languages reported.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 16 July 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1, Tables 2.2, 2.11, 2.14
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