Towns and Villages in Metekel Zone

Metekel Zone is located in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region.

It was traditionally thought to be part of the Amhara territory.(H. Dufton, Narrative of a Journey in Abyssinia in 1862-3, p.129).

It shares borders with Kamashi to the south and southwest, Sudan to the west, and the present Amhara area to the north and east.

According to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia’s (CSA) 2007 Census, the total population of this Zone is 276,367, with 139,119 males and 137,248 women. 37,615 people live in cities, accounting for 13.61 percent of the population.

Here is the list of districts in Metekel Zone:

  1. Bulen
  2. Dangur
  3. Dibate
  4. Guba
  5. Mandura
  6. Wenbera
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