Dulecha (woreda)
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Dulecha is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Dulecha is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Argobba special woreda, on the north by the Administrative Zone 5, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from Amibara. The largest settlement in Dulecha is Dulecha.
The highest peak in this woreda is the dormant volcano Mount Dofen (1151 meters).
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 18,755, of whom 8,820 were males and 9,935 were females; 480 or 2.56% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 27.8%. Information is not available for the area of Dulecha, so its population density cannot be calculated.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this woreda.
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