Legambo ( Amharic: ለጋምቦ) is a

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 ...

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 Re ...

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 ...

. This woreda is named for one of the "Houses" or subgroups of the Wollo Amhara, who were located there. Part of the

Debub Wollo Zone South Wollo ( Amharic: ደቡብ ወሎ) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. South Wollo is bordered on the south by North Shewa and the Oromia Region, on the west by East Gojjam, ...

, Legambo is bordered on the south by

Legahida Legahida ( Amharic: ለገሂዳ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Legahida is bordered on the south by Jama, on the west by Kelala, on the north by Legambo, and on the east by Were Ilu. Lega ...

and Kelala, on the southwest by

Wegde Wegde ( Amharic: ወግዲ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Wegde is bordered on the south by the Walaqa River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by the Abay River which sep ...

, on the west by Debre Sina, on the northwest by

Sayint Sayint () is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is named after the historical district of Amhara Sayint which was located in the same area. Part of the South Wollo Zone, Sayint is bordered on the south by Debre Sina and Mehal Sayint, on the ...

, on the north by Tenta, on the northeast by

Dessie Zuria Dessie Zuria (Amharic ደሴ ዙሪያ "Greater Dessie Area") is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Debub Wollo Zone, Dessie Zuria is bordered on the south by Abuko and ...

, and on the southeast by Were Ilu. Towns in Legambo include Aqesta and Embacheber. Elevations in this woreda range from 1500 to 3700 meters; the highest point in this woreda, as well as the Debub Wollo Zone, is Mount Amba Ferit, which lies on the border with Sayint.

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 growt ...

of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 165,026, an increase of 3.93% over the 1994 census, of whom 81,268 are men and 83,758 women; 7,327 or 4.44% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 1,017.35 square kilometers, Legambo has a population density of 162.21, which is greater than the Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer. A total of 39,078 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.22 persons to a household, and 37,384 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 93.34% reporting that as their religion, while 6.5% of the population said they 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 Chri ...

. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 158,785 in 38,182 households, of whom 78,087 were men and 80,698 were women; 4,286 or 2.7% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Legambo was the Amhara (99.9%). Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.92%. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 92.99% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 6.82% of the population said they professed

.''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)

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