Deder
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Deder is a town in southeastern Ethiopia
. Located in the Misraq (East) Oubora Zone of the Oromia Region
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°19′N 41°27′E with an altitude of 2117 meters above sea level. It is the largest of three settlements in Oubora woreda
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Between 1954 and 1967 Deder received telephone service. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of several schools in the town during the year 1968. By 1957 a Mennonite
mission had been established in the town, which included a school and a hospital.
In the 1930s Deder was a center of coffee production, having a coffee market on the saddle between the Mounts Oubi and Mingna. The town was occupied by the Italians 21 July 1936.
in 2005, Deder has an estimated total population of 13,710 of whom 6,592 are men and 7,118 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 7,675 of whom 3,575 were men and 4,100 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 Misraq (East) Oubora Zone of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°19′N 41°27′E with an altitude of 2117 meters above sea level. It is the largest of three settlements in Oubora 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...
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Between 1954 and 1967 Deder received telephone service. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of several schools in the town during the year 1968. By 1957 a Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
mission had been established in the town, which included a school and a hospital.
In the 1930s Deder was a center of coffee production, having a coffee market on the saddle between the Mounts Oubi and Mingna. The town was occupied by the Italians 21 July 1936.
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, Deder has an estimated total population of 13,710 of whom 6,592 are men and 7,118 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 7,675 of whom 3,575 were men and 4,100 were women.