Borena
ቦረና | |
|---|---|
| Borena | |
 Flag | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | South Wollo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,027.61 km2 (396.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 171,686[2] |
Borena (Amharic: ቦረና) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Formerly known as Debre Sina, this district lies in the western part of the Debub Wollo Zone. Borena is bordered on the south by Wegde, on the west by the Abbay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the north by Mehal Sayint, on the northeast by Sayint, and on the east by Legambo. The administrative center is Mekane Selam; other towns in Borena include Wobo Mikael.
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 500 meters above sea level at the bottom of the canyon of the Abay to 3200 meters in the northeast corner. Rivers include the Defarsa, Donqoto, Endras, Lagadaba, and Yashum.[3] Forested areas include the Denkoro Forest, a forest remnant on the eastern side of Denkoro river gorge with an elevation stretching from 2,400 to 3,000 meters above sea level. The lowest portions are dominated by Podocarpus falcatus and Juniperus procera, which are replaced with Rapanea and Dombeya as the elevation rises, and are in turn replaced by Erica arborea and Hypericum revolutum midway up through the forest, and eventually dominate by the highest portion. Dombeya and Erica are both important for the cultivation of honey.[4]
The southern part of this woreda was detached in summer 1994 to create Wegde woreda.[5]
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GeoHive - Ethiopia population statistics". www.geohive.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Svein Ege, "South Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Important Bird Area factsheet: Denkoro forest, Ethiopia" BirdLife International website (accessed 1 September 2009)
- ^ Hans Spiess, "Situation Report on South Wello Zone" UNDP-EUE, July 1994 (accessed 22 January 2009)