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Bahir Dar
ባሕር ዳር
Capital city
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
From top: The Blue Nile with the city of Bahir Dar; Lake Tana; Bezawit St. Mary Church; Ura Kidane Mehret Church; Bahir Dar Central Mosque; Blue Nile Falls
Bahir Dar is located in Ethiopia
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Location within Ethiopia
Bahir Dar is located in Horn of Africa
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Location within the Horn of Africa
Bahir Dar is located in Africa
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 11°36′N 37°23′E / 11.600°N 37.383°E / 11.600; 37.383
CountryBahir Dar Ethiopia
RegionBahir Dar Amhara
ZoneBahir Dar Special Zone
Area
[1]
 • Total213.44 km2 (82.41 sq mi)
Elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total221,991
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
474,743
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(+251) 58

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. In 2002, it was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization.[4]

  1. ^ "Ethiopia - Subnational Administrative Boundaries - Humanitarian Data Exchange". data.humdata.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Stats Ethiopia. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize, 2002

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