Originally Dibate and Mandura were subunits of Guangua woreda, which was part of the Metekel awraja; in the 1960s these two subunits were split off to form separate woredas in order to strengthen government control over the local Gumuz people.
Originally, Dibate and Mandura were constituent parts of Guangua woreda within the Metekel zone; subsequently, in the 1960s, these two subunits were reorganized to form separate woredas with the goal of bolstering government authority over the local Gumuz community.