Anderaccha
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Anderaccha is a town in southwestern Ethiopia
. Located in the Keficho Shekicho Zone
of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, at the confluence of the Guma River with the Gichey, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°12′N 36°17′E with an elevation of 1629 meters above sea level. The Central Statistical Agency
has not published an estimate for its 2005 population.
. The Russian officer Alexander Bulatovich
notes that after the kingdom's conquest, but before his arrival, the royal palace had been burned down by the victorious Ethiopians.
On 2 February 1898 Ras Wolde Giyorgis, accompanied by the Russian officer Alexander Bulatovich
marched at the head of an army of 16,000 men from this town for an expedition to the south. According to Richard Pankhurst
, Anderaccha in the early 20th century was one of the major marketplaces of the Kaffa area, the other three being Bonga
and Sharada. The market was held there four times a week, with upwards of 5,000 people attending. In 1905 the trading firm of Mohammedally opened a branch occupied in the export of coffee
import of manufactured goods; the rubber export firm Regie co-interessee du Caoutchoc also maintained an office in Anderaccha.
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 Keficho Shekicho Zone
Keficho Shekicho Zone
Keficho Shekicho is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region . While in their latest population estimates the Central Statistical Agency includes it as a single Zone, the list of second administrative level bodies maintained by the United Nations Geographic...
of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, at the confluence of the Guma River with the Gichey, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°12′N 36°17′E with an elevation of 1629 meters above sea level. The Central Statistical Agency
Central 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...
has not published an estimate for its 2005 population.
History
Anderaccha was one of the capitals of the Kingdom of KaffaKingdom of Kaffa
The Kingdom of Kaffa was an early modern state located in what is now Ethiopia, with its capital at Bonga. The Gojeb River formed its northern border, beyond which lay the Gibe kingdoms; to the east the territory of the Konta and Kullo peoples lay between Kaffa and the Omo River; to the south...
. The Russian officer Alexander Bulatovich
Alexander Bulatovich
Alexander Ksaverievich Bulatovich tonsured Father Antony was a Russian military officer, explorer of Africa, writer, hieromonk and the leader of imiaslavie movement in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.-Biography:...
notes that after the kingdom's conquest, but before his arrival, the royal palace had been burned down by the victorious Ethiopians.
On 2 February 1898 Ras Wolde Giyorgis, accompanied by the Russian officer Alexander Bulatovich
Alexander Bulatovich
Alexander Ksaverievich Bulatovich tonsured Father Antony was a Russian military officer, explorer of Africa, writer, hieromonk and the leader of imiaslavie movement in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.-Biography:...
marched at the head of an army of 16,000 men from this town for an expedition to the south. According to Richard Pankhurst
Richard Pankhurst (academic)
Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE is a British academic with expertise in the study of Ethiopia.-Early life and education:...
, Anderaccha in the early 20th century was one of the major marketplaces of the Kaffa area, the other three being Bonga
Bonga
Bonga is a town in southwestern Ethiopia. Located southwest of Jimma in the Keficho Shekicho Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region upon a hill in the upper Barta valley, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,714 meters above sea level...
and Sharada. The market was held there four times a week, with upwards of 5,000 people attending. In 1905 the trading firm of Mohammedally opened a branch occupied in the export of coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
import of manufactured goods; the rubber export firm Regie co-interessee du Caoutchoc also maintained an office in Anderaccha.