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West Gojjam (Amharic: ምዕራብ ጎጃም) or Mirab Gojjam is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former province of Gojjam . West Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region and Benishangul-Gumuz Region , on the west by Agew Awi , on the north and northwest by North ...
Mecha (formerly known as Merawi) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.The name, Mecha, is taken from the name for a subdivision of the province of Gojjam.Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Mecha is bordered on the south by Sekela, on the southwest by the Agew Awi Zone, on the west by the Lesser Abay River which separates it from Debub Achefer and Semien Achefer, on the northeast by Bahir Dar ...
Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Goncha is bordered on the south, west and north by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the east by Hulet Ej Enese, and on the southeast by Bibugn. Goncha was part of Kuarit woreda. It belonged to the Mirab Gojjam Zone but according to the map of UN-OCHA [2] it is part of Misraq Gojjam Zone now.
Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Achefer is bordered on the south by Debub Achefer, on the west by the Semien Gondar Zone, on the north by Lake Tana, on the east by Bahir Dar Zuria, and on the southeast by Mecha; the Lesser Abay River defines the Woreda's eastern boundary. The woreda includes Dek Island.
Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Dembecha is bordered on the west by Bure, on the northwest by Jabi Tehnan, on the north by Dega Damot, and on the east and south by the Misraq Gojjam Zone. Towns in Dembecha include Addis Alem , Dembecha and Yechereka .
Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Achefer is bordered on the south and west by the Agew Awi Zone, on the north by Semien Acheref, and on the east by Mecha; the Lesser Abay River defines the woreda's eastern boundary. The administrative center is Durbete.
Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Jabi Tehnan is bordered on the southeast by Dembecha, on the west by Bure, on the northwest by Sekela, on the north by Kuarit, and on the east by Dega Damot. The town and separate woreda of Finote Selam is surrounded by Jabi Tehnan. Towns in Jabi Tehnan include Jiga, Maksegnit and Mankusa.
According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 8% of the inhabitants of East Gojjam have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 24.2 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), [5] the average rural household has 1.1 hectares of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 ...