Wenji Gefersa ( om, Wancii Gafarsaa) a town in central

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. Located in the

East Shewa Zone East Shewa ( om, Shawaa Bahaa) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. East Shewa is located at centre of oromia Oromia, connecting the western regions to the eastern ones. This zone is bordered on the south by the West Arsi Zone, on the southw ...

of the

Oromia 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 Benish ...

, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level.

Overview

Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'itkilt Wana Mesreya church and the

Wonji Sugar Plantation Wenji Gefersa ( om, Wancii Gafarsaa) a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level. Overview Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'i ...

, which covers about 7050 hectares of land. A paper mill was opened in Wenji Gefersa in 1970. In the latter part of August 1968, approximately 2,000-4,000 workers from the plantation marched to

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 ...

in a labor protest; they were met by military fire and several workers were killed."Local History in Ethiopia"
The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 November 2007)

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, Wenji Gefersa has an estimated total population of 23,510 of whom 11,456 were males and 12,054 were females.CSA 2005 National Statistics
Table B.4 The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 13,156 of whom 6,213 were males and 6,943 were females. This was a dramatic decrease from the 38,408 recorded in 1987. It is one of five settlements in Nannawa Adama.

Notes

Populated places in the Oromia Region {{Oromia-geo-stub