Alem Gena
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Alem Gena is a town in central Ethiopia
. Located in the Mirab Shewa
Zone
of the Oromia
Region
, it has a longitude and latitude of 8°55′N 38°39′E with an elevation of 2369 meters above sea level. Alem Gena is one of four towns in Alem Gena
woreda
.
textile factories, AYKA Textile Industry and Trade Incorporated, began relocating its garment factory to Alem Gena in December 2006. The Turkish manufacturer established earlier that year an Ethiopian subsidiary, AYKA Addis Plc, to run the factory. This factory, built at a cost of 140 million USD, is inaugurated by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on 30 April 2010.
in 2005, Alem Gena has an estimated total population of 8,317, of whom 4,051 are men and 4,266 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 4,654 of whom 2,197 were men and 2,457 were women.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Mirab Shewa
Mirab Shewa Zone
Mirab Shewa is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa...
Zone
Zones of Ethiopia
||The regions of Ethiopia are divided into 68 or more zones . The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005...
of the Oromia
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
Region
Regions of Ethiopia
||Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions and two chartered cities...
, it has a longitude and latitude of 8°55′N 38°39′E with an elevation of 2369 meters above sea level. Alem Gena is one of four towns in Alem Gena
Alem Gena (woreda)
Alem Gena is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after one of its towns, Alem Gena. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Alem Gena is bordered on the south by Kersana Kondaltiti, on the southwest by Tole, on the west by Elu, on the northwest by Ejerie, on the north by...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
Overview
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website state that there is an equipment yard for the Ethiopian Highway Authority in Alem Gena. One of the largest TurkishTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
textile factories, AYKA Textile Industry and Trade Incorporated, began relocating its garment factory to Alem Gena in December 2006. The Turkish manufacturer established earlier that year an Ethiopian subsidiary, AYKA Addis Plc, to run the factory. This factory, built at a cost of 140 million USD, is inaugurated by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on 30 April 2010.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency 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, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, Alem Gena has an estimated total population of 8,317, of whom 4,051 are men and 4,266 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 4,654 of whom 2,197 were men and 2,457 were women.