Guangua | |
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Coordinates: 11°00′N 36°20′E / 11.000°N 36.333°E | |
Zone | Agew Awi |
Region | Amhara |
Area | |
• Total | 2,305.44 km2 (890.14 sq mi) |
Population (2012 est.) | |
• Total | 244,987 [1] |
Guangua (Amharic: ጓንጓ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Agew Awi Zone, Guangua is bordered on the south and west by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, on the north by Dangila, on the northwest by Faggeta Lekoma and Banja Shekudad, and on the east by Ankasha Guagusa; the Dura River, a tributary of the Abay River, defines part of its western border. The administrative center of this woreda is Chagni; other towns in Guangua include Kilaj, and Menta Wuha.