Amhara Region
regional state of Ethiopia
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Summary
Amhara Region is a region of Ethiopia[1]. It draws 5,001 Wikipedia views per month (region of ethiopia category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ethiopia[3]
- Country: Ethiopia[4]
- Capital: Bahir Dar[5]
- Official language: Amharic[6]
- Shares border with: Tigray Region[7], Afar Region[8], Oromia Region[9], Benishangul-Gumuz Region[10]
- Commons category: Amhara Region[11]
- Inception: 1992[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amhara Region[13]
- Population: 19,120,005[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Official name: አማራ[18]
- Category for people born here: Q32388064[19]
- Native label: አማራ[20]
- Different from: Amhara Governorate[21]
- Area: 154709.0 km²[22]
- Language used: Gumuz[23], Weyto[24], Xamtanga[25], Qimant[26], Daats’íin[27], Afar[28], Amharic[29], Argobba[30], Tigrinya[31], Awngi[32]
Why It Matters
Amhara Region has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]