Debre Tabor

Debre Tabor
ደብረ ታቦር
City
Street in Downtown Debre Tabor
Street in Downtown Debre Tabor
Debre Tabor is located in Ethiopia
Debre Tabor
Debre Tabor
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°51′N 38°1′E / 11.850°N 38.017°E / 11.850; 38.017
Country Ethiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneDebub Gondar
Elevation
2,706 m (8,878 ft)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total55,596
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
119,176
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ZIP Code
6300
Area code058
Websitecityofdebretabor.org

Debre Tabor (Amharic: ደብረ ታቦር, lit. "Mount Tabor") is a town and woreda in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, about 100 kilometers southeast of Gondar and 50 kilometers east of Lake Tana, this historic town has a latitude and longitude of 11°51′N 38°1′E / 11.850°N 38.017°E / 11.850; 38.017 with an elevation of 2,706 metres (8,878 ft) above sea level. The presence of at least 48 springs in the area contributed to the development of Debre Tabor.

Debre Tabor is served by an airport (ICAO code HADT, IATA DBT).

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Agency. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.