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Awra Amba
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Awra Amba
Total population
500
Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Awra Amba is an Ethiopian intentional community of about 463 people, located 73 kilometres east of Bahir Dar in the Fogera woreda of Debub Gondar Zone. It was founded in 1980 with the goal of solving socio-economic problems through helping one another in an environment of egalitarianism — in marked contrast to the traditional norms of Amhara society. The name means "Top of the Hill" in Amharic.
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History
Awra Amba was founded in 1980 by Zumra Nuru. After the fall of the Derg and the transition from the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the community returned to their settlement in 1993.
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