Jawi (woreda)
Woreda in Amhara Region, Agew Awi
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Jawi (Amharic: ጃዊ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Agew Awi Zone, Jawi is bordered on the west by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, on the north by Semien Gondar Zone, on the east by Mirab Gojjam Zone, and on the southeast by the Dangila. Jawi was part of Dangila and Alefa woredas.
Jawi
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| Zone | Agew Awi |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,422.90 km2 (1,321.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
• Total | 86,339 |
| • Density | 25.224/km2 (65.330/sq mi) |
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 79,090, of whom 41,407 are men and 37,683 women; 7,722 or 9.76% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 93.1% reporting that as their religion, and 4.85% of the population said they were Muslim.[2]
