Robe, Arsi (Ethiopia)
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Robe is a town in southeastern Ethiopia
. It is named after the nearby Robe River. Located in the Arsi Zone
of the Oromia Region
, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2435 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Robe
woreda
.
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is supplied with electricity for four hours a day from a diesel generator. A market is held on Mondays. A notable local landmark is the prison farm, which existed as early as 1961, and in the 1980s housed 850 prisoners.
in 2005, Robe has an estimated total population of 17,144 of whom 8,200 are men and 8,944 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 9,599 of whom 4,447 were men and 5,152 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...
. It is named after the nearby Robe River. 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...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2435 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Robe
Robe (woreda)
Robe is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Robe River, 80 kilometers of which flows through the woreda. Part of the Arsi Zone, Robe is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Bale Zone, on the southwest by Sherka, on the...
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 supplied with electricity for four hours a day from a diesel generator. A market is held on Mondays. A notable local landmark is the prison farm, which existed as early as 1961, and in the 1980s housed 850 prisoners.
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, Robe has an estimated total population of 17,144 of whom 8,200 are men and 8,944 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 9,599 of whom 4,447 were men and 5,152 were women.