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The 2007 census lists 631,565 ethnic Awis, or 0.85% of the total population; 63,415 are urban inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/pdf/Cen2007_firstdraft.pdf "Census 2007"], first draft, Table 5</ref> The Awi Zone, according to the [[Central Statistical Agency]], had roughly 990,000 inhabitants in 2005. Others living in that Zone are predominantly [[Amhara people|Amharas]]. |
The 2007 census lists 631,565 ethnic Awis, or 0.85% of the total population; 63,415 are urban inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/pdf/Cen2007_firstdraft.pdf "Census 2007"] {{wayback|url=http://www.csa.gov.et/pdf/Cen2007_firstdraft.pdf |date=20090305000000 }}, first draft, Table 5</ref> The Awi Zone, according to the [[Central Statistical Agency]], had roughly 990,000 inhabitants in 2005. Others living in that Zone are predominantly [[Amhara people|Amharas]]. |
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Revision as of 18:07, 22 October 2016
The Awi people are an ethnic group in Ethiopia, and are grouped as one of the Agaw people. The Awis live in Agew Awi Zone in Central Gojjam, and have a few communities in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
Population
The 2007 census lists 631,565 ethnic Awis, or 0.85% of the total population; 63,415 are urban inhabitants.[1] The Awi Zone, according to the Central Statistical Agency, had roughly 990,000 inhabitants in 2005. Others living in that Zone are predominantly Amharas.
Language
The Awis speak Awngi, a Central Cushitic language.
References
- ^ "Census 2007" Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, first draft, Table 5
External links
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