Bolo (
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
"valley, trench") is a town in central
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. Located in the
Semien Shewa Zone of the
Amhara Region
The Amhara Region (), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people, Amhara, Awi people, Awi, Xamir people, Xamir, Argobba people, Argobba, a ...
, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1891 meters above sea level.
Overview
The market in Bolo was important for coffee in the 19th century. In 1961–62, the market was held on Tuesdays.
Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency, also known as the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ስታቲስቲክስ አገልግሎት), is an Ethiopian government agency designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that ...
, Bolo has an estimated total population of 1,157 of whom 579 are men and 578 women.
CSA 2005 National Statistics
The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 647 of whom 314 were men and 333 were women.
Notes
Populated places in the Amhara Region
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