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Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa
The Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne ( om, Godina Addaa naannawa Finfinnee) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia that surrounds Addis Ababa (also known as Finfinne : literally "natural spring", in the Oromo language). It was created in 2008 from parts of North Shewa Zone, East Shewa Zone, Southwest Shewa zone and West Shewa Zones. The zone was created to support the cooperation and development of the surrounding areas of Addis Ababa, and to control the urban sprawl of this city on the lands of Oromia. The administrative center of this zone is in Addis Ababa (Finfinne). The districts and town in this zone include Akaki, Bereh, Burayu, Dubra, Holeta Town, Koye Feche, Mulo, Sebeta Hawas, Sebeta Town, Sendafa Town, Sululta, Walmara, Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi, Galaan, Sebeta Hawas (Town) and Dukem Dukem (var. Dukam, Duukam; om, Duukam) is a town in central Oromia Region, Ethiopia.Lindahl, p. 38 Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, 37 kilometers s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones Of Ethiopia
The Regions of Ethiopia, regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 68 or more zones ( am, ዞን, ''zonə'').CSA 2005 National Statistics The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia), Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005 and 2007.CSA 2007 census Various maps give different zone names and boundaries. Zones are a 2nd level Subdivisions of Ethiopia, subdivision of Ethiopia, below regions and above woredas, or districts. The zones are listed below, by region. Addis Ababa * Addis Ababa#Sub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burayu
Burayu ( om, Burraayyuu; am, ቡራዩ) is a town and woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne in the Oromia Region, directly adjacent to the Oromo and national capital Addis Ababa (known as ''Finfinne'' in Oromia). With the growth of the capital in recent decades and urban sprawl, the town has faced considerable economic and demographic pressures; its population leapt from around 10,000 in 1994 to an estimated 150,000 two decades later, as people, including many from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, migrated from the countryside looking for work, and residents of Addis Ababa pushed outwards seeking cheaper housing. In 2018, a massacre occurred in Burayu in which 55 people were killed. On 19 January 2022, during the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian religious festival Timkat, Oromo police shot into a crowd of Ethiopian Orthodox parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galan (town)
Galan ( om, Galaan) is a town located in the Akaki district of the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfine and 25 km South East from Addis Ababa Addis Ababa-Adama highway crossing galan town. In 2020 it attracted attention for being the site of the murder of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa Hachalu Hundessa ( om, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; am, ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986 – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that l ..., whose death sparked a series of intense rioting across Oromia. See also * Districts in the Oromia Region References Cities and towns in Oromia Region {{Oromia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi
Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi ( om, laga Xaafoo Laga Daadhii) is a city adjacent to Addis Ababa located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. It was created in 2008 from North Shewa Zone (Oromia) North Shewa ( Oromo: ''Shawaa Kaabaa'') is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. North Shewa takes its name from the kingdom of Shewa or former province of Shewa. North Shewa is bordered on the south by Addis Ababa on the southwest by West Shew ... See also * Districts in the Oromia Region References Populated places in the Oromia Region {{Oromia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walmara
Walmara ( om, Walmaraa) is a district in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is bordered on the south by the Sebeta Hawas, on the west by West Shewa Zone, on the north by Mulo, on the northeast by the Sululta, and on the east by the city of Addis Ababa. Towns in Walmara include Kolobo and Holeta. The highest point in this woreda is Mount Sabata (3191 meters), located in the southern part of the district. The Sebeta Hawas National Forest covers the southern and western slopes of this mountain; it is 2500 hectares in size. Other notable peaks include Mount Sabata (between 2800 and 2900 meters). Demographics The 2007 national census reported a total population for this district of 83,823, of whom 42,115 were men and 41,708 were women; 3,352 or 4% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 86.72% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 6. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sululta
Sululta ( om, Sulultaa) is a town and woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It was part of former Mulona Sululta woreda which was separated for Mulo and Sululta woredas. Part of the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Sululta is bordered on the south by the city of Addis Ababa, on the west by the Mulo and West Shewa Zone, on the north by North Shewa Zone, and on the east by Bereh. Towns in Sululta include Chancho, Durba, Muger Sheleko, Rob Gebeya, Sululta and Segno Gebeya. Geography This woreda is characterized by the Sululta plain, which is a wide, shallow valley with an elevation of 2500 meters above sea level, almost completely surrounded by mountains with numerous small rivers which drain into the Muger. The plain is swampy with some quite large areas of open water in the rainy season, but it reverts to grazing land during the dry months. The surrounding mountainsides were covered with forest dominated by ''Juniperus procera'', and the lower slopes supported groves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendafa
Sendafa ( Oromo: ''Sandafaa'') is a town and separate woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Its name is taken from the Oromo name for a kind of thick, jointed grass or reed which grows in swampy areas. Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne of the Oromia Region, Sendafa has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2514 meters above sea level. The town lies on the paved Addis Ababa - Adigrat highway, some 38 kilometers north of the capital. Overview Concerning weather, Sendafa has a moderate temperature; June, July and August are principal rainy season. The town has one senior secondary school, which started enrolling students in 1987. Sendafa enjoys relatively moderate technological facilities compared to other towns of the same size in its Zone. Major public institutions here include the Ethiopian Police College and the Sendafa military camp. The town is also the planned location for the new training centre of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebeta
Sabata ( Oromo: ''Sabbataa'') is a town in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. The Sabataa School for the Blind is located in Sabata. It became part of the Haile Selassie I Foundation in 1959, and construction on a new building began on 4 October 1962."Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 November 2007) The opened a research station in Sabata in 1967, which operates as the national center for research into improving |
Sebeta Hawas
Sebata Hawas, also spelled Sabbataa Awaas, ( om, Saabataa Haawaass) is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Alem Gena is on the southwest by Southwest Shewa Zone, on the northwest by Walmara, on the north by Burayu, on the northeast by the city of Addis Ababa, and on the east by the Akaki. The Awash River defines this woreda's boundary with south west Shewa Zone. The towns in Sebeta Hawas include Sebeta Hawas (Town), Awash Melka, and Tefki. The town of Sebeta was separated from this district. The altitude of district ranges from 1700 metres above sea level to about 3385 metres. Rivers include the Sebeta. According to the district Agricultural and Rural Development Office, 87.2% of the land is devoted to agriculture, 4.2% is pasture, 2.9% is forest, 1.86% is reserved for industrial establishment, 1.68% is covered by lakes and other bodies of water, and built-up land covers 1.28%. Demographics The 2007 national census reported a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulo (woreda)
Mulo is a woreda of Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It was part of the former Mulona Sululta woreda. Demographics The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 35,138, of whom 17,708 were men and 17,430 were women; 2,296 or 6.53% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ..., with 99.27% of the population reporting they practised that belief. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koye Feche
Koye Feche ( am, ቆየ ፈጬ Koye Feche) is part of Addis Ababa and district of the Addis Ababa Akaki Kaliti sub city, Ethiopia, located in the Akaki kaliti sub city of Addis Ababa , Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa). Protests On 7 March 2019, Thousands of angry citizens took to the streets to protest in several cities and towns across the Oromia state such as Jimma, Ambo, Awaday, Bale Robe and Adama after Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ... city administration allocated thousands of condominium buildings built by the city administration of Addis Ababa, located in Koye Fache to oromos and other Ethiopians. The intention of the protest was to reserve condominium houses to oromo ethinic groups specially Oromo officeals and to exclude other Ethiopians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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