Bulen (woreda)

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Bulen is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Metekel Zone, Bulen is bordered by Dangur in the north, by Mandura in the northeast, by Dibate in the east, by the Abay River on the south which separates it from the Kamashi Zone, and by Wenbera in the west.

This woreda is named for its only town, Bulen.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 29,288, of whom 14,654 were males and 14,634 were females; 5,615 or 19.2% of the population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 2,857.97 square kilometers, Bulen has a population density of 10.2 people per square kilometer which is greater than the Zone average of 8.57.^[1]