sentences:  The major town in Mekdelais Masha.Elevations in this woreda range from 700 meters above sea level where the Bashilo leaves it to 3600 meters at its southeastern point on the upper slopes of Mount Amba Ferit, 
  
  Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 142,654, an increase of 34.03% over the 1994 census, of whom 69,626 are men and 73,028 women; 5,115 or 3.59% are urban inhabitants.With an area of 1,491.38 square kilometers, Mekdela has a population density of 95.65, which is less than the Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer.