Sedika is a small town located in the
Arsi Zone
Arsi ( om, Godina Arsii) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia, named after a clan of the Oromo, who inhabit in the area.
Arsi is bordered on the south by Bale Zone, on the southwest by the West Arsi Zone, on the northwest by East Shewa Zone, ...
of
Oromia Regional State, it is one of two towns in
Robe District. It is named after the clan of the
Arsi Oromo who lived there. It is the town center for many local divisions surrounding it. Sedika is located approximately 233 km in the south east of
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 ...
. It had only secondary school but recently got upgraded to 10th grade. Many children in the local drop out of school due to the difficult life there, mainly those living in the lower land, who depend on farming have less access to education.
This area of Arsi is known for its crop production and animal grazing. The lack of market access for their products has affected the livelihood of many farmers, and they live in very bad situations even if they are working hard.
Demographics
Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) 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 ...
in 2005, Sedika has an estimated total population of 2,604 of whom 1,206 are men and 1,398 are women. The 1994 national census reported the town had a total population of 1,459 of whom 654 were men and 805 were women.
The fertile land of Sedika area produces all types of crops, which were sent to Finfinne/Addis Ababa.
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References
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Populated places in the Oromia Region