Dangur

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Dangur is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Dangur range of mountains, which reach southwest from the mountain range on the west side of Lake Tana.

Part of the Metekel Zone, Dangur is bordered by Amhara Region in the north, by Pawe special woreda in the east, by Mandura in the southeast, by Bulen in the south, by Wenbera in the southwest, and by Guba and Sudan in the west.

Towns and cities in Dangur include Manbuk.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 42,059, of whom 20,778 were males and 21,281 were females; 5,596 or 13.31% of the population are urban dwellers which is greater than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 8,387.19 square kilometers, Dangur has a population density of 5 people per square kilometer which is less than the Zone average of 8.57.^[1]