Table 2 Study districts with corresponding items recorded
From: Local people’s interaction with Wejig-Mahgo-Waren Massif Forest in Southern Tigray, Ethiopia
Name of districts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Items recorded | Raya Azebo | Hintalo Wajirat | Alaje |
1 | GPS | 12° 47ʹ and 39° 38ʹ E | 13° 10ʹ N and 39° 40ʹ E | 13° 00ʹ N and 39° 20ʹ E |
2 | Altitude | 1775 m.a.s.l | 2336 m.a.s.l | 2066 m.a.s.l |
3 | Ecology | Dry Afromontane forest types | Dry Afromontane forest types | Dry Afromontane forest types |
4 | Ethnicity | Tigray | Tigray | Tigray |
5 | Language | 85.52% of the people speak Tigrigna, 11.04% Amharic, 1.83% Afaan Oromo and 1.53% Afarigna | Speak Tigrigna as their first language (99.8%) | 98.78% (Tigrigna) and 0.96% (Agaw Kamyr), |
6 | Religion | Christian 9.15% of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 30.82% were Muslim | Christian 98.58% of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 1.39% were Muslim | Christian Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.68% |
7 | Total number of inhabitants | 135,870 | 153,505 | 107,972 |
8 | Gender | 67,687 are men and 68,183 women; | 75,890 are men and 77,615 women | 52,844 are men and 55,128 women |
9 | Age interval of informants | 22–86 years | 22–86 years | 22–86 years |
10 | Occupation of the study participants | Farmers | Farmers | Farmers |