Metekel Zone

It is bordered on the south and southwest by Kamashi, on the west by Sudan, and on the north and east by the Amhara region.

The administrative center of Metekel Zone is Gilgil Beles; other towns include Manbuk.

The highest point is Mount Belaya (3,131 meters), which is part of the Dangur range.

[1] Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 276,367, of whom 139,119 are men and 137,248 women.

The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 54.49% of the population reporting that they held that belief, while 20.31% were Muslim, 17.65% observed traditional religions, and 6.36% were Protestant.