Abomsa
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Abomsa is a town in central Ethiopia
; the name comes from the Oromo
word for "friend, comrade". Located in the Arsi Zone
of the Oromia Region
, the town has a latitude and longitude of 8°35′N 39°51′E and an altitude of 1438 meters. It is the administrative center of Merti
woreda
.
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is provided with electricity on a 24 hour a day basis.
Emperor Haile Selassie visited the veterans' resettlement project near the town on 31 December 1956, which had at the time 8000 acres (32.4 km²) under cultivation. During his visit the Emperor announced that a school would be built at Abomsa.
, Abomsa has an estimated total population of 19,208 of whom 9,548 were men and 9,660 were women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,742 of whom 5,178 were men and 5,564 were women.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
; the name comes from the Oromo
Oromo language
Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa, Afan Boran, Afan Orma, and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names , is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic family. Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 25 million Oromo and...
word for "friend, comrade". Located in the Arsi Zone
Arsi Zone
Arsi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Arsi is also the name of a former province. Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, the town has a latitude and longitude of 8°35′N 39°51′E and an altitude of 1438 meters. It is the administrative center of Merti
Merti
Merti is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Merti is bordered on the south by Sude, on the west by Jeju, on the northwest by the Misraq Shewa Zone, on the north by the Afar Region, on the east by Aseko, and on the southeast by Chole...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is provided with electricity on a 24 hour a day basis.
Emperor Haile Selassie visited the veterans' resettlement project near the town on 31 December 1956, which had at the time 8000 acres (32.4 km²) under cultivation. During his visit the Emperor announced that a school would be built at Abomsa.
Demographics
Based on 2005 figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
, Abomsa has an estimated total population of 19,208 of whom 9,548 were men and 9,660 were women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,742 of whom 5,178 were men and 5,564 were women.