Bure (Gojjam), Ethiopia
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Bure is a town in western Ethiopia
. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone
of the Amhara Region
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°42′N 37°4′E with an elevation of 2091 meters above sea level.
Bure enjoys a flourishing small business and connection point of businesses between Wolega, Gondar and Shewa. An agricultural training college and Bure Baguna, a mineral water factory, are the main modern industrial opportunities in the town.
visit in 1608, after had had celebrated Easter
at Wancha near the Melka Saytant ford over the Abay River.
Ras Mikael Sehul
and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot
camped at Bure in 1770 for three days after their victory at the Battle of Faggeta. The Enderase (Regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia
, Ras Ali II
, was born in Bure while his father Dejazmach Alula
was governor of Damot
.
Bure is located at a group of hot spring
s that were popular during the 19th century for their therapeutic properties. When Charles Beke
visited Bure in 1842, he reports he found the market "to be very small. It is occasionally visited by a few Gallas
from Shinasha and A'muru." Beke continues, "The Baso market is, however, now-a-days so generally frequented by the merchants, that it has drawn away from Burie the trade which I apprehend formerly existed here." By 1880, its market was mentioned as having some trade in gold.
In the late 1930s, during the Italian occupation
, Bure was described as a large village with a market located on a ridge between the upper valleys of Fettam/Sarki and Selala. It had two churches, one dedicated to Kidus Yohannes and the other to Kidane Mihret. It also reportedly had a radio telegraph station, a clinic, and the residence of the local Italian official. Because the town was an important strongpoint on the Bahir Dar
-Debre Marqos
road, its capture by Gideon Force
and the followers of Dejazmach Negash Bezibeh 4 March 1941 was a significant contribution to the defeat of the Italians in Ethiopia.
Due to ethnic unrest in the Misraq (East) Welega Zone
during 2001, over 10,900 Amhara
sought refuge in Bure.
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 23,292, of whom 11,535 are men and 11,757 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 13,437 of whom 6,069 were men and 7,368 were women. It is the larger of two towns in Bure Wemberma
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...
. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone
Mirab Gojjam Zone
Mirab Gojjam is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Mirab Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam was divided in to two administrative zones by EPRDF...
of the Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°42′N 37°4′E with an elevation of 2091 meters above sea level.
Bure enjoys a flourishing small business and connection point of businesses between Wolega, Gondar and Shewa. An agricultural training college and Bure Baguna, a mineral water factory, are the main modern industrial opportunities in the town.
History
An early mention of Bure is Emperor Susenyos'sSusenyos of Ethiopia
Susenyos was of Ethiopia...
visit in 1608, after had had celebrated Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
at Wancha near the Melka Saytant ford over the Abay River.
Ras Mikael Sehul
Mikael Sehul
Mikael Sehul was a Ras or governor of Tigray 1748–71 and again from 1772 until his death...
and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot
Tekle Haymanot II of Ethiopia
Tekle Haymanot II was as Admas Sagad III of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty...
camped at Bure in 1770 for three days after their victory at the Battle of Faggeta. The Enderase (Regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia
Emperor of Ethiopia
The Emperor of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. The Emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country...
, Ras Ali II
Ali II of Yejju
Ali II of Yejju was a Ras of Begemder and Enderase of the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was the son of Alula of Yejju, sometime governor of Damot and then of Gojjam, and Menen Liben Amede, later Empress of Ethiopia, and grandson of Gugsa of Yejju, by his fourth wife, Amata Selassie, daughter of Emperor...
, was born in Bure while his father Dejazmach Alula
Alula of Yejju
Alula of Yejju was the son of Gugsa of Yejju and Amata Selassie, the daughter of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis of Ethiopia. He was the first husband of Menen Liben Amede and father of her son, Ras Ali II while governor of Damot....
was governor of Damot
Damot
Damot was a medieval kingdom in what is now Ethiopia, and tributary to the Ethiopian Empire. Originally located south of the Abay and west of the Muger River, under the pressure of Oromo attacks the rulers were forced to resettle north of the Abay in southern Gojjam between 1574 and 1606.Its...
.
Bure is located at a group of hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
s that were popular during the 19th century for their therapeutic properties. When Charles Beke
Charles Tilstone Beke
Charles Tilstone Beke was an English traveller, geographer and Biblical critic. Born in Stepney, London, the son of a merchant in the City of London, for a few years Beke engaged in mercantile pursuits...
visited Bure in 1842, he reports he found the market "to be very small. It is occasionally visited by a few Gallas
Oromo people
The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, .and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census...
from Shinasha and A'muru." Beke continues, "The Baso market is, however, now-a-days so generally frequented by the merchants, that it has drawn away from Burie the trade which I apprehend formerly existed here." By 1880, its market was mentioned as having some trade in gold.
In the late 1930s, during the Italian occupation
Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa was an Italian colonial administrative subdivision established in 1936, resulting from the merger of the Ethiopian Empire with the old colonies of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea. In August 1940, British Somaliland was conquered and annexed to Italian East Africa...
, Bure was described as a large village with a market located on a ridge between the upper valleys of Fettam/Sarki and Selala. It had two churches, one dedicated to Kidus Yohannes and the other to Kidane Mihret. It also reportedly had a radio telegraph station, a clinic, and the residence of the local Italian official. Because the town was an important strongpoint on the Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar is a city in north western Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Amhara Region .Administratively, Bahir Dar is considered a Special Zone, placing it midway between Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa which are organized as chartered cities , and cities like Debre Marqos and Dessie, which are...
-Debre Marqos
Debre Marqos
Debre Marqos is a city and woreda in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of , and an elevation of 2,446 meters. The city is named Debre Marqos after its principal church, which was constructed in 1869 and dedicated to St....
road, its capture by Gideon Force
Gideon Force
The Gideon Force was a small British-led African regular force which acted as a Corps d'Elite amongst the irregular Ethiopian forces fighting the Italian occupation forces in Ethiopia during the East African Campaign of World War II...
and the followers of Dejazmach Negash Bezibeh 4 March 1941 was a significant contribution to the defeat of the Italians in Ethiopia.
Due to ethnic unrest in the Misraq (East) Welega Zone
Misraq Welega Zone
Misraq Welega is one of the 12 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone acquired its name from the former province of Welega...
during 2001, over 10,900 Amhara
Amhara people
Amhara are a highland people inhabiting the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Numbering about 19.8 million people, they comprise 26% of the country's population, according to the 2007 national census...
sought refuge in Bure.
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, this town has an estimated total population of 23,292, of whom 11,535 are men and 11,757 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 13,437 of whom 6,069 were men and 7,368 were women. It is the larger of two towns in Bure Wemberma
Bure Wemberma
Bure Wemberma is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its name is created from a combination of its largest town, Bure, and the historic district of Wemberma , which lay north of the Abay River between its tributaries the Zingini and Fatam...
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...
.