Bambasi (woreda)

Bambasi (also spelled Bambeshi) is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Bambasi is bordered by the Mao-Komo special woreda on the southwest, Asosa in the northwest, by Menge in the north, by Oda Godere in the northeast, and by the Oromia Region in the south.

This woreda and its only town, Bambasi, are named for the tallest point in this zone, Mount Bambasi. Rivers include the Yabus, which originates in this woreda.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 47,374, of whom 23,863 were males and 23,511 were females; 7,166 or 15.1% of the population are urban dwellers. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4] With an estimated area of 2,210.16 square kilometers, Bambasi has a population density of 21.4 people per square kilometer which is greater than the Zone average of 19.95.

The main languages spoken are Mao of Bambeshi in the north and Hozo-Sezo in the south. Both are classified as members of the northern group of Omotic languages.

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