Amba Mariam

Amba Mariam

ዐምባ ማሪያም
Amba Mariam ዐምባ ማሪያም
	Amba Mariam Location in Ethiopia
	Coordinates: 11°12′N 39°17′E / 11.200°N 39.283°E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	Debub Wollo
Population (2005)
• Total	1,899 (est)

Amba Mariam (Amharic: ዐምባ ማሪያም) is a village in central Ethiopia. Formerly known as Magdala or Magdalena^[1] (መቅደላ Magdalenā or Mäqdäla) during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II (1855-1868). Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Amba Mariam has a longitude and latitude of 11°12′N 39°17′E / 11.200°N 39.283°E / 11.200; 39.283.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1,899, of whom 988 were males and 911 were females.^[2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,091, of whom 520 were males and 571 were females. It is one of three towns in Tenta woreda.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Magdala" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 301.
^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3 Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Magdala" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 301.

[2] CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3 Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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Amba Mariam ዐምባ ማሪያም
Amba Mariam Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°12′N 39°17′E / 11.200°N 39.283°E / 11.200; 39.283
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	Debub Wollo
Population (2005)
• Total	1,899 (est)