Chagni | |
|---|---|
  Chagni Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 10°57′N 36°30′E / 10.950°N 36.500°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Zone | Agew Awi Zone |
| Elevation | 1,583 m (5,194 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 30,938 (est) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Chagni (also known as Kedamawi Haile Selassie Ber) is a town in North Western Ethiopia. Located in the Agew Awi Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°57′N 36°30′E / 10.950°N 36.500°E and an elevation of 1583 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Guangua woreda; in the past Chagni was the administrative center of the Metekel awraja.[1]
- ^ Asnake Kefale Adegehe, Federalism and ethnic conflict in Ethiopia: a comparative study of the Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz regions Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, Doctoral thesis (2009), p. 219