Dawunt
District in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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::summary District in Amhara Region, Ethiopia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subdivision_name | Semien Wollo |
| image_flag | Flag of the Amhara Region.svg |
| type | Woreda |
| subdivision_type | Zone |
| subdivision_name1 | Amhara |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| population_as_of | 2012 est. |
| population_total | 70,464 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 618.20 |
| area_footnotes | |
| :: |
| name = | subdivision_name = Semien Wollo | official_name = | image_flag = Flag of the Amhara Region.svg | type = Woreda | image_map = | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Zone | native_name = | subdivision_name1 = Amhara | subdivision_type1 = Region | population_as_of = 2012 est. | population_total = 70,464 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 618.20 | area_footnotes = | image_skyline = Dawunt (Amharic: ዳውንት) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Semien (North) Wollo Zone, Dawunt is bordered on the south by the Checheho River which separated it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by the Semien Gondar Zone, on the northwest by Meket, on the north by Wadla, and on the east by Delanta. Dawunt was part of former Dawuntna Delant woreda.
One landmark of this woreda is the cave church Debre Abuna Muse, also locally called Yadibba Maryam. It is notable for the quality of the paintings on its walls and ceiling. "The style is archaic," writes S. Wright, "recalling manuscript illuminations of the fourteenth century. The subjects are not unusual; historical figures include the kings Yemràhanna-Krestos and Lâlibalâ, but early saints and patriarchs predominate."
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 65,363, of whom 33,310 are men and 32,053 women; 528 or 0.81% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 77.98% reporting that as their religion, while 21.98% of the population said they were Muslim.
Notes
References
- "GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics".
- [http://www.geohive.com/cntry/ethiopia.aspx Geohive: Ethiopia] {{webarchive. link. (2012-08-05)
- Wright, [https://www.persee.fr/doc/ethio_0066-2127_1957_num_2_1_1255 "Notes on some Cave Churches in the Province of Wallo,"] ''Annales d'Ethiopie'', 2 (1957), p. 10
- link. (November 14, 2010 , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.)
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