Dek Island
Island encircled by Lake Tana, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dek Island (Amharic: ደቅ ደሴት Däq Däset) is the biggest island (approximately 16 square kilometers in size) on Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It is administratively included in the Bahir Dar Zuria woreda of the Mirab Gojjam Zone. To the southeast of Dek is the much smaller Daga Island.
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 11°55′N 37°16′E |
Area | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Ethiopia | |
Region | Amhara |
Zone | Misraq Gojjam |
Woreda | Bahir Dar Zuria |
Demographics | |
Population | 4,816 (2007) |
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