Manbuk
Manbuk | |
|---|---|
  Manbuk Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 11°17′N 36°13′E / 11.283°N 36.217°ECoordinates: 11°17′N 36°13′E / 11.283°N 36.217°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Benishangul-Gumuz |
| Zone | Metekel Zone |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 8,352 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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 / 11.283°N 36.217°E. The city is located near the southern foot of , 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.[1]
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.[2] According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 3,253, of whom 1463 were men and 1790 were women.
Notes[]
- ^ Allen, "Ethiopian Highlands", Geographical Journal, Vol. 101, No. 1 (Jan., 1943), p. 2
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.3
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