Amhara Region
Map of Amhara Region
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
511 m (1680 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 4527 m (14850 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Amhara Region
Height from south to north in Amhara Region
1Blue Nile864 to 2 197 m2Tekezé1 049 to 2 440 m3Lesser Abay1 784 to 1 806 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Bahir Dar
Population: 19,120,005 (Wikidata, 2005)
Area: 154,709 km² / 59,733 sq mi
Created: 1992
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Ras Dashen (4 527 m), the highest point of Ethiopia
Lowest point: Abū ‘Agan (511 m)
Borders
- Afar Region — East
- Tigray Region — Northeast
- Oromia Region — Southeast
- Benishangul-Gumuz Region — Southwest