Located on the south-western shore of Lake Tana in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°57′N 37°00′E / 11.950°N 37.000°E / 11.950; 37.000.

Access to this town includes track roads to both Shawra and Kunzela and weekly service by the Bahir Dar-Gorgora ferry on Lake Tana.

[3] For example, Ras Mikael Sehul accompanied by Emperor Tekle Haymanot camped here on their march south against Fasil of Damot, whom they defeated in the Battle of Faggeta on 9 December 1769.

According to the materials on the Nordic African Institute, Dengel Bar was the administrative center of Alefa woreda, prior to Shawra; it also provides details of a primary school in this town during the year 1968.

[6] Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 2,439 of whom 1,252 are men and 1,187 are women.