Asabot
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Asabot is a town in eastern Ethiopia
. Named after a nearby mountain, this town is located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone
of the Oromia Region
, with a latitude and longitude of 9°15′N 40°34′E. It is served by a railway station
on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
Between 1954 and 1967 telephone service reached the town. Mobile telephone service was introduced to Asabot May 2009. A local landmark is the church, dedicated to Haile Selassie ("Holy Tinity"), which was decorated with paintings by the artist Emailaf Heruy in the 1930s.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 13,130, of whom 6,767 are men and 6,363 are women. The 1994 national census reported Asabot had a total population of 7,335, of whom 3,670 were men and 3,665 were women. It is one of five towns in Mieso
woreda
.
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...
. Named after a nearby mountain, this town is located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone
Mirab Hararghe Zone
Mirab Hararghe is one of the 17 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Mirab Hararghe takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. Mirab Harerge is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale, on the southwest by Arsi, on the northwest by the Afar Region, on...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, with a latitude and longitude of 9°15′N 40°34′E. It is served by a railway station
Railway stations in Ethiopia
All railway stations in Ethiopia are served by the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway. These include:- Now defunct : Addis Ababa - national capital* Akaka Beseka* Debre Zeyit * Mojo...
on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
Between 1954 and 1967 telephone service reached the town. Mobile telephone service was introduced to Asabot May 2009. A local landmark is the church, dedicated to Haile Selassie ("Holy Tinity"), which was decorated with paintings by the artist Emailaf Heruy in the 1930s.
Based on figures from 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...
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 13,130, of whom 6,767 are men and 6,363 are women. The 1994 national census reported Asabot had a total population of 7,335, of whom 3,670 were men and 3,665 were women. It is one of five towns in Mieso
Mieso, Oromia (woreda)
Mieso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Mieso is bordered on the south by Guba Koricha, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by the Somali Region, on the east by Doba and on the southeast by Chiro...
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...
.