Asagirt

Asagirt 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 northwest by Angolalla Tera, on the north by Basona Werana, on the northeast by Ankober, on the east by the Afar Region, and on the southeast by Berehet. The administrative center of this woreda is Gina Ager. Asagirt 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 48,371, of whom 24,674 are men and 23,697 women; 1,278 or 2.64% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 94.92% reporting that as their religion, while 5.01% of the population said they were Muslim.^[1]

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Districts of the North Shewa Zone
Former woredas	Angolalla Terana Asagirt Gera Midirna Keya Gebriel Mam Midrina Lalo Midir
Current woredas	Angolalla Tera Ankober Antsokiyana Gemza Asagirt Basona Werana Berehet Debre Berhan Town Efratana Gidim Ensaro Geshe Hagere Mariamna Kesem Kewet Menjarna Shenkora Menz Gera Midir Menz Keya Gebreal Menz Lalo Midir Menz Mam Midir Merhabete Mida Woremo Mojana Wadera Moretna Jiru Siyadebrina Wayu Termaber