Digelu

Digelu
Digelu

Location of Digelu in Ethiopia

Coordinates: 07°45′N 39°15′E / 7.750°N 39.250°E / 7.750; 39.250
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
Zone Arsi
Elevation 2,713 m (8,900 ft)
Population (2005)[1]
  Total 1,643
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Digelu (also known as Kidame Digelu) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region to the east of Sagure, it has a latitude and longitude of 7°45′N 39°15′E / 7.750°N 39.250°E / 7.750; 39.250 with an elevation of 2,713 meters (8,901 ft). It is one of three settlements in Digeluna Tijo woreda.

A survey of Digelu made in 1970 portrayed the town sitting in a forested area where tree felling had just started. Inhabitants were about three times as many Shewa Oromo as Arsi Oromo. Landowners averaged about 15 hectares (37 acres) and tenants about 4 hectares (10 acres) on an average.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Digelu has an estimated total population of 1,623 consisting of 738 men and 885 women.[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 910 of whom 400 were males and 510 females.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "2005 National Statistics, Table B.4" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 13 June 2008)
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