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Fogera Wereda  

Description Unit Amount
Land area Km2 1095.0
Population - total No. 243296.0
Female No. 119002.0
Male No. 124294.0
Population density No./km 222.2
No of kebelles - total No. 30.0
Urban No. 5.0
Agricultural households - total No. 42230.0
Female No. 9208.0
Male No. 34022.0
Livestock
Cattle No. 157128.0
Sheep No. 7607.0
Goats No. 27867.0
Horses No. 8.0
Donkeys No. 13187.0
Mules No. 427.0
Camels No. 0
Poultry No. 246496.0
Beehives No. 21883.0
Soil type1- Haplic Luvisols (orthic)
Chromic Luvisols (orthic)    
Eutric Vertisols (chernic)    
Eutric Vertisols (ferralic)    
Altitude2 m 1774-2500 (avg. 1927.81)
Rainfall3 mm 1115-1336 (avg. 1221.98)
Temperature3 oC 16-20 (avg. 18.96)

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

Priority marketable commodities

Crop commodities Livestock commodities
Rice Fish
Vegetables (Irrigated) Apiculture
Noug and others Cattle Butter
Chickpea Beef

Source: IPMS PRA

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fogera (amhara)

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