Wenbera

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Wenbera is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Metekel Zone, Wenbera is bordered on the south by the Kamashi Zone, on the west by the Asosa Zone, on the north by Guba, on the northeast by the Beles River which separates it from Dangur, and by Bulen on the east; the Abay River defines the boundary between Wenbera and the Asosa and Kamashi Zones.

Towns and cities in Wenbera include Debre Zeyit. The highest point in this woreda is Mount Culan Sancai (2,435 m), west of Debre Zeyit.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 56,260, of whom 27,409 were males and 28,851 were females; 4,179 or 7.43% of the population are urban dwellers which is greater than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 7,134.53 square kilometers, Wenbera has a population density of 7.9 people per square kilometer which is lower than the Zone average of 8.57.^[1]