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.[https://www.google.com/maps/@6.2820771,36.808874,3757m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Bulki][https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/6.2800/36.8099 OpenStreetMap - Bulki]
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.[http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123121716/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm |date=November 23, 2006 }}, Table B.4 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.[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/B/ORTBUA.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 15 February 2008)
References
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Category:South Ethiopia Regional State
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