Angolalla Tera (
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
: አንጎለላ ጠራ) is one of the
woredas in the
Amhara Region of
Ethiopia. It is named in part after one of the capitals of the former principality of
Shewa
Shewa ( am, ሸዋ; , om, Shawaa), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa (''Scioà'' in Italian language, Italian), is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous monarchy, kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The ...
,
Angolalla. Located at the eastern edge of the
Ethiopian highlands in the
Semien Shewa Zone, Angolela Tera is bordered on the south by
Hagere Mariamna Kesem
Hagere Mariamna Kesem (Amharic: ሀገረ ማርያም ከሰም) or alternatively called Hagere Mariam and Kesem, is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Hagere Mariamna Kesem is bordered on the south by the Ge ...
, on the west by the
Oromia Region, on the north by
Basona Werana, and on the southeast by
Asagirt
Asagirt (Amharic: አሳግርት) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Semien Shewa Zone, Asagirt is bordered on the southwest by Hagere Mariamna Kesem, on the n ...
. The administrative center of this woreda is
Chacha. Angolela Tera was part of former
Angolalla Terana Asagirt woreda.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 82,349, of whom 41,849 are men and 40,500 women; 5,644 or 6.85% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.1% reporting that as their religion.
Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region
, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
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Districts of Amhara Region