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Alamata Wereda  

Description Unit Amount
Land area Km2 550.3
Population - total No. 128872.0
Female No. 65088.0
Male No. 63784.0
Population density No./km 234.2
No of kebelles - total No. 12.0
Urban No. 2.0
Rural No. 10.0
Agricultural households - total No. 17597.0
Female No. 1739.0
Male No. 15858.0
Livestock
Cattle No. 83589.0
Sheep No. 3822.0
Goats No. 14398.0
Horses No. 0
Donkeys No. 8527.0
Mules No. 325.0
Camels No. 1153.0
Poultry No. 114449.0
Beehives No. 1751.0
Soil type1- Lithic Leptosols (cambic)
Lithic Leptosols (orthic)    
Lithic Leptosols    
Eutric Vertisols (chernic)    
Altitude2 m 1778-3149 (avg. 1811.30)
Rainfall3 mm 615-927 (avg. 715.14)
Temperature3 oC 14-23 (avg. 20.36)

Sources: CSA (2003), 1FAO, 2WORLDCLIMATE©, 3NASA-NGA SRTM

Priority marketable commodities

Crop commodities Livestock commodities
field pea & Faba bean Sheep/goat fattening
Lentils Skins
Safflower & Noug Apiculture
Flax Dairy for butter
Cotton  
Tomato and pepper  
Onion  
Tropical fruits  
Haricot bean  
Ground nut, cow pea and popcorn  

Source: IPMS PRA

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