Quarit (
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
: ቋሪት ) is one of the
woreda
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''.
These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...
s in the
Amhara Region
The Amhara Region ( am, አማራ ክልል, Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Reg ...
of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. Part of the
Mirab Gojjam Zone
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 R ...
, Quarit is bordered on the southwest by
Jabi Tehnan
Jabi Tehnan ( Amharic: ጃቢ ጠህናን) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. 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 ...
, on the west by
Sekela, on the north by
Yilmana Densa
Yilmana Densa ( Amharic: ይልማና ዴንሳ "Yilma and Densa" formerly known as Adet) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Yilmana Densa is bordered on the south by Kuarit, on the southwest by ...
, on the east by the
Misraq Gojjam Zone
East Gojjam (Amharic: ምሥራቅ ጎጃም), also called Misraq Gojjam, is a zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its capital is Debre Markos. East Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.
East Gojjam is bordered on the south by the ...
, and on the southeast by
Dega Damot
Dega Damot ( Amharic: ደጋ ዳሞት) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Dega Damot is bordered on the south by Dembecha, on the southwest by Jabi Tehnan, on the west by Kuarit, and on the nort ...
. The major town in Quarit is
Gebeze Mariam.
Goncha woreda was separated from Quarit.
The highest point in this woreda and in the West Gojjam Zone is
Mount Amedamit
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
, a part of the
Choqa Mountains Cheqa or Choqa or Chaqa ( fa, چقا) may refer to:
* Chaqa, Isfahan
* Choqa, Kermanshah
* Cheqa, Markazi
* Chogha (disambiguation) Chogha or Chagha or Chegha ( fa, چغا) is a Persian word for a tell (archaeology), tell. It may also refer to:
* ...
, with an elevation of 3619 meters. Mount Adama, from which the river Birr one of the tributaries of Blue Nile river starts its flow is one of the highest picks in the woreda. It was at the foot of this mountain that the
Battle of Amedamit was fought on 6 October 1620 between
Ras
Ras or RAS may refer to:
Arts and media
* RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label
* Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service
* Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station
* Rás 2, an Icelandic radio stati ...
Sela Kristos, half-brother of the Emperor
Susenyos of Ethiopia
Susenyos I ( gez, ሱስንዮስ ; circa 1571-1575 – 17 September 1632), also known as Susenyos the Catholic, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1606 to 1632, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne names were Seltan Sagad and Malak Saga ...
, and a group of rebels who opposed Susenyos'
Pro-Catholic beliefs. The rebels were crushed.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Central Statistical Agency
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth ...
of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 114,771, an increase of -16.49% over the 1994 census, of whom 56,767 are men and 58,004 women; 4,750 or 4.14% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 602.99 square kilometers, Quarit has a population density of 190.34, which is greater than the Zone average of 158.25 persons per square kilometer. A total of 25,402 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.52 persons to a household, and 24,927 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...
, with 99.96% reporting that as their religion.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 137,437 in 27,875 households, of whom 69,044 were men and 68,393 were women; 2,008 or 1.46% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Quarit was the
Amhara (99.95%).
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
was spoken as a first language by 99.9%. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.9% reporting that as their religion.
''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region'', Vol. 1, part 1
, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)
Tourist attractions
* Haregewoyin cave, which is over 10 kilometer in its distance and very attractive. Used by the local people as a shelter during the summer season.
* Gragn Ahmed standing land stone
* Ambaw washa
References
{{Districts of the Amhara Region
Districts of Amhara Region