Shewa Robit

Shewa Robit (also known as Robi, Shah Robit, Shoa Robit[1] or Robit) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°00′N 39°54′E / 10.000°N 39.900°E / 10.000; 39.900Coordinates: 10°00′N 39°54′E / 10.000°N 39.900°E / 10.000; 39.900 with an elevation of 1280 meters above sea level. Shewa Robit holds its market on Wednesdays.

Overview

A visitor to Shewa Robit in 1985 described the town as "a one-street town of ramshackle adobes. The hotel we visited was made of mud with straw on a wood frame, walls stuccoed or painted, roof of corrugated iron. Doorways were small and crooked but there was electricity, a refrigerator and a shower. Children and chickens roamed everywhere. -- Except for the people, this could have been India or Egypt or Colombia or Bolivia."[2]

In May 2009, a group of rebels claiming to belong to the Ethiopian Unity and Justice Movement allegedly attacked the police station and other targets in Shewa Robit.[1]

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Shewa Robit has an estimated total population of 24,886 of whom 13,021 were men and 11,865 were women.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,360 of whom 2,553 were males and 2,807 were females. The inhabitants include members of the Argobba people.[2] It is the largest settlement in Kewet woreda.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Rebels attack Woyanne targets in northern Ethiopia". Ethiopian Review. Washington DC: Elias Kifle. May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008)
  3. ↑ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4


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