Bonga | |
|---|---|
Town, woreda and capital city | |
  Bonga Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 7°16′N 36°14′E / 7.267°N 36.233°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region |
| Zone | Keffa |
| Elevation | 1,714 m (5,623 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 56,045 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Am |
Bonga is a town, woreda and one of the multicapital of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region in Ethiopia. Located in the Keffa Zone upon a hill in the upper Barta valley, it has a latitude and longitude of 7°16′N 36°14′E / 7.267°N 36.233°E with an elevation of 1,714 meters above sea level. Not confused with another town named "Bonga", near Gambela Region.[2]
- ^ http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Population-Size-by-Sex-Zone-and-Wereda-July-2022.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ p. 290. Wendy James. 2010. Music, Song, and Dance of the Blue Nile Borderlands: Revivals in the Refugee Context. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, edited by Svein Ege, Harald Aspen, Birhanu Teferra, Shiferaw Bekele, pp. 290-305. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. Online version of paper, different pagination[permanent dead link]