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Regional Government of Amhara የአማራ ክልል መንግሥት; Regional State: Flag of Amhara Region, used across the government (left); and the Amhara Region Emblem (right) Formation: 1992; 33 years ago () Founding document: 2001-REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE: Country: Ethiopia: Legislative (The Regional ...
Bahir Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር, lit. 'sea shore') is the capital city of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Bahir Dar is one of the leading tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile river. The city is known for its wide avenues lined with palm trees and a variety of colorful flowers.
The Blue Nile Falls near Bahir Dar. According to the Ethiopian government website, the Amhara Highlands receive 80% of Ethiopia’s total annual rainfall of and are the country's most fertile and climatically hospitable region. [12] Lake Tana, in the Amhara Region, is the source of the Blue Nile—at Bahir Dar. When the Blue Nile's flow is at ...
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). [1] [2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account.
The quasi-judicial tasks belong to the Security and Justice administration. In addition to woredas, city administrations are considered at the same level as the woredas. A city administration has a mayor whom members of the city council elected. As different regional constitutions govern woredas, the names of the bodies may differ. [3]
On 22 June 2019, Bahir Dar was the setting for the Amhara Region coup d'état attempt, which involved coordinated assassinations of Amhara government officials in Bahir Dar and Addis Ababa. Victims of the assassination were the President of Amhara Region Ambachew Mekonnen , advisor Ezez Wassie, General Se'are Mekonnen along with his aide Gizae ...
Government: Region government; Subdivisions: 2nd level: ... The twelve regions and two city administrations Flag Name ... Bahir Dar: Benishangul-Gumuz Region ...
During July 2024, Fano began a broad offensive in the Amhara region which enabled it to seize control of rural territories. [3] [2]Fano units in Gondar started attacking the B30 Highway in September after a lull in August and launched an offensive to gain control over the C34 road, [4] which links Amhara to neighboring Sudan.