Coordinates: 16°00′N 39°00′E

Northern Red Sea Region

The Northern Red Sea Region (Tigrinya: ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ
ባሕሪ, romanized: Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri, Italian: Northern Red Sea Zone
Regione del Mar Rosso Settentrionale, Arabic: ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮ‬ Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri
ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ
‫اﻷﺣﻤﺮ اﻟﺸﻤﺎل‬, romanized: mintaqat albahr al'ahmar alshamal) ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ اﻟﺸﻤﺎل‬
of Eritrea is one of the country's six regions. It lies along the Regione del Mar Rosso Settentrionale
northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak
Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa. Region

As of 2005, the region had a population of 653,300 compared

to a population of 576,200 in 2001. The net growth rate was
11.80 per cent. The total area of the province was
27800.00 km2 and the density was 23.50 persons per km2 .

The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)

(originally Eritrean Liberation Front), an single party
government, supports the country and the region. The regional
and local elections are conducted on a periodic basis. All men
and women of any ethnic or religious background are eligible
to vote. Since the arms struggle the citizens of Eritrea have
trusted Isaias Afwerki who has led the country since
1971,Eritrean nationalists have donated millions of dollars
toward the PFDJ party in 2020.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Education and economy Northern Red Sea Region in Eritrea
Districts Country Eritrea

References Capital Massawa

External links Government

• Administrator Osman Mohammed
Omar

Geography Area
• Total 27,800 km2
The Northern Red Sea Region borders the Anseba, Maekel (10,700 sq mi)
(Central) and Debub (Southern) regions to the west, and the Population
Southern Red Sea Region to the east. It has an area of around • Total 897,454
27,800 km². The lowest point in Eritrea, Lake Kulul, is in this • Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
region. The topography of the region has coastal plains, which ISO 3166 code ER-SK
are hotter than the regions around the highland plateau. There
are two rainy seasons, the heavier one during summer and the HDI (2017) 0.353[1]
lighter one during spring. The climate and geography of the low · 5th
region along with other regions of Eritrea is similar to the one
 of Ethiopia.[2] The hottest month is May recording temperatures up
to 30 °C (86 °F), while the coldest month is December to February
when it reaches freezing temperature. The region received around
508 mm (20.0 in) of rainfall and the soil is salty and not conducive
for agriculture.[3]

Demographics
As of 2005, the region had a population of 653,300 compared to a
image of a town in the region population of 576,200 in 2001. The net growth rate was 11.80 per
cent. The total area of the province was 27800.00 km2 and the
density was 23.50 persons per km2 .[4] As of 2002, the Total Fertility
Rate (TFR), defined as the children per woman was 4.5. The General Fertility Rate (GFR), defined as the
births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 45 remained at 156.0. The Crude Birth Rate (CBR), the
number of births per 1,000 population, was 33.0. The percentage of women pregnant as of 2002 out of the
total population was 8.9 per cent. The mean number of children ever born stood at 5.8. The Infant Mortality
Rate (IMR), defined as the number of deaths of children for every 1,000 born was 77.0 while the Child
Mortality Rate (CMR), defined as the number of child deaths for every 1,000 children 5 years of age was 83.0.
The under-5 mortality rate stood at 154.0. The number of children with the prevalence of Acute Respiratory
Infection (ARI) was 778, fever was 778, and Diarrhea was 778. The number of women with the knowledge
of AIDS was 1,148 and the number of people with no knowledge of the disease or its prevention was 0.0 per
cent.[5]

Education and economy

As of 2002, the number of males completing or attending highest
level of schooling in the region was 1,893 while it was 2,216
females. The percentage of literate males was 48.10 and the
percentage of literate females was 28.00. A fraction of 52.70 males
had no education, while the corresponding number for females was
69.20. The fraction of males completing secondary school stood at
1.40 and the fraction of males completing more than secondary was
001. The corresponding numbers for females was 1.10 and 000
respectively.[6]
Coptic Cathedral at Massawa
As of 2002, the number of people engaged in
Professional/technical/managerial activities was 7.80 per cent,
Clerical was 4.80 per cent, Sales and services was 20.70 per cent, Skilled Manual was 12.90 per cent,
Unskilled Manual was 2.00 per cent, Domestic Service was 33.40 per cent and Agriculture was 18.40 per
cent. The total number of employed men was 1,327 and the total number of employed women was 1,458. The
number of men who were paid their total earnings in cash was 67.70 per cent, in kind was 6.10 and in both
was 15.90. The number of women who were paid their total earnings in cash was 84.40 per cent, in kind was
4.50 per cent and in both was 1.30 per cent.[7]

Districts
The region also includes the following districts: Afabet District, Dahlak District, Ghelalo District, Foro
District, Ghinda District, Karura District, Massawa District, Nakfa District and She'eb District. Eritrea has a
one party national Assembly governed by People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) (originally
Eritrean Liberation Front), an authoritarian government. From the time of independence since 30 May 1991,
the country has been continuing with a transitional government elected during the elections in April 1993. The
scheduled elections in 2001 has been postponed indefinitely.[8] The regional and local elections are conducted
on a periodic basis on a restricted framework. All men and women of any ethnic or religious background are
eligible to vote. No parties or groups other than PFDJ are allowed to contest and the elections are presided by
representatives from PDFJ. Policy decisions should be centered around the party mandate and opposition and
dissenters have been imprisoned.[9]

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Mebrat Tzehaie. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20161026140231/http://www.eritrea.be/
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External links
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