Bulen (woreda)

Bulen is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. It is named after its highest point, Mount Bulen. Part of the Metekel Zone, Bulen is bordered by Dangur in the north, by Mandura in the northeast, by Dibate in the east, by the Abay River on the south which separates it from the Kamashi Zone, and by Wenbera in the west. Its largest settlement is Bulen.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 29,288, of whom 14,654 were males and 14,634 were females; 5,615 or 19.2% of the population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 10.7%. With an estimated area of 2,857.97 square kilometers, Bulen has a population density of 10.2 people per square kilometer which is greater than the Zone average of 8.57.