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Wegde

Wegde (Amharic: ወግዲ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Wegde is bordered on the south by the Walaqa River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by the Abay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the north by Borena, on the northeast by Legambo, and on the east by Kelala. The major town in Wegde is Mahdere Selam. Wegde lies on the lower portion of a spur running from Mount Amba Ferit southwest to the confluence of the Walaqa with the Abay; altitudes range from 500 meters above sea level to 2700 meters at the northeast point of the woreda. Rivers include the Taqat, and Yashum. Wegde had been part of the neighboring woreda Debre Sina until the two were separated in the summer of 1994.

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Wegde (Amharic: ወግዲ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Wegde is bordered on the south by the Walaqa River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by the Abay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the north by Borena, on the northeast by Legambo, and on the east by Kelala. The major town in Wegde is Mahdere Selam. Wegde lies on the lower portion of a spur running from Mount Amba Ferit southwest to the confluence of the Walaqa with the Abay; altitudes range from 500 meters above sea level to 2700 meters at the northeast point of the woreda. Rivers include the Taqat, and Yashum. Wegde had been part of the neighboring woreda Debre Sina until the two were separated in the summer of 1994.

Key claims

  1. area: 131.73 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. area: 1,110.69 square kilometers — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the area is "131.73 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the area is "1,110.69 square kilometers". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378269008

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