Dibate

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Dibate
Dibate Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°39′N 36°13′E / 10.65, 36.217
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Benishangul-Gumuz
Zone	Metekel Zone
Elevation	1,438 m (4,718 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	5,010
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Dibate is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz, Dibate has a latitude and longitude of 10°39′N, 36°13′E with an elevation of 1438 meters above sea level. Dibate is named for a local tribe, the Dibate.^[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 5,010 of whom 2,354 were males and were 2,656 females.^[2] According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 2,912 of whom 1,362 were males and 1,550 were females. It is the largest settlement in Dibate woreda.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 December 2007)
2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3