Maqdala

Amba Mariam አምባ 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)

Amba Mariam is a village in central Ethiopia. It was known as Magdala or Makdala (Ge'ez: መቅደላ^?, Meḳdelā) during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (1855-1869). 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; 39.283Coordinates: 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. 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.

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