Bahir Dar

**Bahir Dar**
Bahir Dar
City
	Bahir Dar
	The city center of Bahir Dar
	Bahir Dar Where Bahir Dar is located in Ethiopia
	Coordinates: 11°36′N 37°23′E / 11.600°N 37.383°E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Woreda	Bahir Dar
Area
• Total	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
• Total	218,429
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	(+251) 58

Bahir Dar or Bahar Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር) is a city in northwestern Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Amhara Region. It has 218,429 people (2012). The nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile rivers feature a variety of attractions and is a popular tourist attraction in Ethiopia. The city was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization in 2002.^[1]

References

↑ "UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize, 2002" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2013-05-24.

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[1] "UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize, 2002" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2013-05-24.

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