Abala Abaya

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Abala Abaya
  • አባላ አባያ ወረዳ (Amharic)
Abaya lake shores in Abala Abaya
Abaya lake shores in Abala Abaya
Country Ethiopia
Region South Ethiopia Regional State
ZoneWolaita
SeatParacho
Government
 • Chief administratorMesfin Bergene (Prosperity Party)
Population
 • Total
56,812

Abala Abaya is a district in Wolayita Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State. The district is composed of 16 kebele administrations, of which 13 are rural and 3 are urban. It is situated between 6°38′ N latitude and 37 ° 42′ E longitude and located at a distance of 419 km south from Addis Ababa. The district was established in 2019 from the surrounding districts.[1] Abala Abaya is bordered on the south by Lake Abaya,[2] on the west by the Humbo district, on the north by the Sodo Zuria district, on the east by Hobicha district. The administrative center of this district is Paracho Town.

Population

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The total population of the district is about 56,812. Total households of the district are 27,627 of which 16,981 male and 10,646 female households.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Abala Abaya woreda". snnprswolaitazone.gov.et.
  2. ^ "direction to Abala Abaya district". wolaitatimes.com.et.
  3. ^ "Assessing climate change-induced poverty of mixed crop-livestock smallholders in Wolaita zone". Research in Globalization. 7. ScienceDirect.

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