Muja, Ethiopia
Encyclopedia
Muja is a town in northern Ethiopia
. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone
of the Amhara Region
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 12°04′N 39°27′E with an elevation of 2918 meters above sea level.
against Emperor Tewodros II
encamped near Muja in 1868, at a site referred to as "Moja Camp".
Muja was visited by Beatrice Playne around 1950, who found while the town "was really quite a large place and had once been flourishing", it now was had "a feeling of neglect and decay" since local government offices and the police station had been moved to a nearby settlement she called "Culmus". Her description of Muja ends with the observation, "On the hill above the town a number of old Italian buildings, which had once served as government offices, were beginning to disintegrate."
in 2005, Hawzen has an estimated total population of 3,531 of whom 1,669 are men and 1,862 are women. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 2,045 of whom 878 were men and 1,167 were women. It is one of two settlements in Gidan
woreda
.
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...
. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone
Semien Wollo Zone
Semien Wollo is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Semien Wollo acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. Semien Wollo is bordered on the south by Debub Wollo, on the west by Debub Gondar, on the north by Wag Hemra, and on the northeast and east by the Afar Region; part of its...
of the Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 12°04′N 39°27′E with an elevation of 2918 meters above sea level.
History
The British expedition1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire...
against Emperor Tewodros II
Tewodros II of Ethiopia
Tewodros II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death....
encamped near Muja in 1868, at a site referred to as "Moja Camp".
Muja was visited by Beatrice Playne around 1950, who found while the town "was really quite a large place and had once been flourishing", it now was had "a feeling of neglect and decay" since local government offices and the police station had been moved to a nearby settlement she called "Culmus". Her description of Muja ends with the observation, "On the hill above the town a number of old Italian buildings, which had once served as government offices, were beginning to disintegrate."
Demographics
Based on 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...
in 2005, Hawzen has an estimated total population of 3,531 of whom 1,669 are men and 1,862 are women. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 2,045 of whom 878 were men and 1,167 were women. It is one of two settlements in Gidan
Gidan
Gidan is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Bugna, on the north by the Afar Region, and on the east by Kobo...
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...
.