Manbuk
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Manbuk is a town in western Ethiopia
. Located in the Metekel Zone
of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Manbuk has a latitude and longitude of 11°17′N 36°13′E. The city is located near the southern foot of Mount Belaya, at an elevation of 1200 meters. It is the administrative center of Dangur
, and the largest settlement in that woreda
.
G.E.D. Allen passed through this town in 1941, which is opposite a gap in the Western Escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands
.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 5,596, of whom 2,528 are men and 3,068 are women. According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 3,253, of whom 1463 were men and 1790 were women.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Metekel Zone
Metekel Zone
Metekel is one of the three Zones in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, named after the former Metekkel province. It is bordered on the south by Kamashi, on the southwest by Asosa, on the west by Sudan, and on the north and east by the Amhara Region...
of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Manbuk has a latitude and longitude of 11°17′N 36°13′E. The city is located near the southern foot of Mount Belaya, at an elevation of 1200 meters. It is the administrative center of Dangur
Dangur
Dangur is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Dangur range of mountains, which extend southwest from the mountains along the west side of Lake Tana...
, and the largest settlement in that woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
G.E.D. Allen passed through this town in 1941, which is opposite a gap in the Western Escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands
Ethiopian Highlands
The Ethiopian Highlands are a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia, Eritrea , and northern Somalia in the Horn of Africa...
.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 5,596, of whom 2,528 are men and 3,068 are women. According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 3,253, of whom 1463 were men and 1790 were women.