Bulki
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Bulki is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the lower valley of the Senti River, in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of . It is the administrative center of Gofa Zuria woreda with an elevation of 1963 meters above sea level.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bulki has an estimated total population of 5,878 of whom 2,820 were males and 3,058 were females.[1]
Bulki was the capital of Gofa province from around 1928, replacing Berza. During the Italian occupation, the town reportedly was the home of the local official Italian representative, and equipped with a post office, a clinic and a Roman Catholic mission. The Ethiopian government continued postal service after the Italians were defeated.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 15 February 2008)
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