Bulki
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Bulki is a town in southern Ethiopia. It sits on a narrow ridge, high above the town of Sawla, in the Gofa Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State. It is the administrative center of Geze Gofa woreda.[1][2]
Population
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.[3] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 3,096 of whom 1,491 were males and 1,605 were females.
History
Bulki was the capital of Gamu-Gofa 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.[4]
References
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- ↑ Google Maps - Bulki
- ↑ OpenStreetMap - Bulki
- ↑ CSA 2005 National Statistics Template:Webarchive, Table B.4
- ↑ "Local History in Ethiopia"Script error: No such module "Unsubst". (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 15 February 2008)
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