Jinka

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Jinka is a market town in southern Ethiopia. Located on the Tama Plains in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 5°39′N 36°39′E.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Jinka has an estimated total population of 23,475 of whom 11,774 were males and 10,701 were females.[1] It is the largest settlement in Bako Gazer woreda.

Jinka is home to a museum and an airstrip (IATA code BCO). The Mago National Park, 40 kilometers south by unpaved road, is a nearby attraction.

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  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
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