Kola Tembien

Kola Tembien is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is named in part after the former province of Tembien. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Kola Tembien is bordered on the south by Abergele, then by the Tekezé River on the west which separates it on the west from the Mi'irabawi (Western) Zone, on the northwest by Naeder Adet, on the northeast by Werie Lehe, and on the east by Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone. Towns in Kola Tembien include Abiy Addi, Guya and Werkamba.

Notable landmarks in this woreda include the monastery of Abba Yohanni and the monolithic church of Gebriel Wukien, both of which are north of Abiy Addi.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 153,722, of whom 77,730 were males and 75,992 were females; 15,437 or 10.04% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 23.9%. With an estimated area of 1,389.70 square kilometers, Kola Tembien has an estimated population density of 110.6 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 123.96.

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