three largest ethnic groups reported in the city were the Amhara (93.21%), the Tigrayan (3.98%), and the Oromo (0.70%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.11% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 95.52%, and 2.93% spoke Tigrinya; the remaining 1.55% spoke all other primary languages reported. The Wayto caste In 1938, an Italian tourist guide noticed well established Wayto villages on Bahir Dar’s lakeshore. The Wayto nowadays live in three distinct villages within Bahir Dar’s city boundaries; the buildings are made of clay with thatched roofs and have a lifespan of about five years. In Bahir Dar, the Wayto are outcasted because their traditional lifestyle is considered impure; for the Orthodox Christians the food habits are impure, and the Muslim community does not recognise them as true Muslims because they continue worshipping the Nile. Hence, the majority of the population remains wary of the Wayto. The health of the Wayto community in Bahir Dar is affected because they continue drinking the lake water, which has become strongly polluted. The Wayto villages need regularly to change their place by order of the authorities for several reasons: ritual places are contested by other population groups; Amhara have greater financial power to obtain the land; the Wayto do not hold land titles; and overall, they have a weak position in negotiation. Religions In 2007 census 89.72% of the population said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 8.47% were Muslim, and 1.62% were Protestants. The 1994 national census reported 87.53% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 11.47% of the population said they were Muslim. The Ethiopian Catholics, who practice the Alexandrian Rite in Geez language, have a cathedral in the city, which is the Episcopal See since 2015 of the Ethiopic Catholic Diocese of Bahir Dar–Dessie, one of the suffragan eparchies (dioceses) of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba, a Metropolitanate sui juris. Culture The city offers a small daily market and a very extensive weekly market. There are some music clubs in the city. The Blue Nile Falls (Tis Issat) are located about 30 km to the south. Nowadays the amount of water running through the falls is being reduced and regulated, since the construction of a hydroelectric power dam. Nevertheless, the Blue Nile Falls are still one of the main tourist attractions of Bahir Dar, especially during the rainy season when the water level rises and the falls