Leadership
Dresse Sahilu Goshu
Governance
Bahir Dar is located within the Amhara National Regional State. Bahir Dar city is one of Ethiopia’s prominent cities and is the administrative capital of the Amhara Region. There are three tiers of government at the city level: the city council, the sub-city council, and the kebele council.
- Communication Office
- Law Enforcement Office
- Education Office
- Building Office
- Housing Development and Administration Office
- City Matters First Instance Court
- Labour and Social Affairs Departments
- Council Office
- Health Department
- Transport Office
- Water and Sewerage Services
- Trade and Market Development Department
- Prosecutor's Office
- City Administration
https://bahirdar.gov.et/en/office
Finances
ETB 2‚103‚143‚778
$US 39‚681‚958 (2022 annual budget)
Bahir Dar City administration
Bahir Dar City collects its Revenue from:
- Service charges
- Land and property tax and rent
- Investment incomes
- Fines, penalties and interests
- Property sales
- Manufacturing industry
- Trade and commerce
- Civil administration
- Social services
- Urban agriculture
- Tourism
- Transport
- Communication
Development Profile
Population Trends
Population Trends
BahirDa-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
https://www.city-facts.com/bahir-dar
5,129 people per km2
Population Trends
64.9 km2
Population Trends
422,580
Population Trends
220,344
Population Trends
332,856
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Unemployment
Unemployment
35,000
Unemployment
85%
Informal Economy
Education: Enrolment
Enrolment
HDI Definition
Human Development Index
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
0.485
HDI Score
91.6%
Education: Enrolment
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
35‚000 m3
Water
90%
Basic Services: Waste
3,840
Transport: Modes
Bicycles
Transport: Modes
1,429
Transport: Modes
17
Transport: Modes
A deficit
Basic Services: Sanitation
Liquid Waste Disposal
Basic Services: Sanitation
Hydroelectric power
Electricity
60‚000 m3
Water
90%
Water
Urban Development Challenges
1. Unemployment
2. The ever increasing of cost of living.
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