Sendafa ( Oromo: ''Sandafaa'') is a town and separate

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...

Oromia Region Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benis ...

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. 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 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 i ...

of the

, Sendafa has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2514 meters above sea level. The town lies on the paved

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 ...

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highway, some 38 kilometers north of the capital.

Overview

Concerning weather, Sendafa has a moderate temperature; June, July and August are principal

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. 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 Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; am, የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር, translit=Ye’Ītiyop’iya Ḥizibochi Ābiyotawī Dīmokirasīyawī Ginibari) was an eth ...

, budgeted to cost 80 million birr. This plan includes a seven-story headquarters building to be built in

Arat Kilo Meyazia 27 Square (; or 5 May Square), commonly called Arat Kilo is an important and historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, located where Adwa St, King George VI St, Queen Elizabeth II St, and Development Thr ...

US Peace Corps Volunteers served in Sedafa between 1966 and 1970.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for Sendafa of 12,298, of whom 6,373 were men and 5,925 were women. 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 Chri ...

, with 84.15% of the population reporting they practised that belief, 11.38% were Muslim. 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 growt ...

in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 9,952 of whom 4,737 are men and 5,215 are women.CSA 2005 National Statistics
Table B.3 The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 5,573 of whom 2,569 were men and 3,004 were women.

Relief work

For the past several years, the non-denominational Living Word Community Church in York, Pennsylvania, has partnered with the village of Sendafa, sending teams of church members to provide medical and educational supplies. In 2010, Living Word Community Church members raised $10,000 to pay for a clean-water well to be drilled in Sendafa.

Notes

{{Districts of the Oromia Region Populated places in the Oromia Region