Durba
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Durba is a town in central Ethiopia
. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone
, about 70km north of Addis Ababa
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 9°26′N 38°39′E with an elevation of 2450 meters above sea level. The town sits above the canyon of the Muger River
, near the largest falls of the Muger.
Durba is important for being one of the major sites for the production of cement
in Ethiopia. In 2006, the Muger Cement Factory plant announced it would expand its facilities. In 2008, Mohammed Al-Amoudi
's Derba Midroc Cement company announced it would establish its own cement factory 8km from Durba.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Durba has an estimated total population of 2,188 of whom 1,053 were men and 1,135 were women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,225 of whom 571 were men and 654 were women. It is one of six towns in Mulona Sululta
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 Semien Shewa Zone
Semien Shewa Zone
Semien Shewa Zone may refer to:*Semien Shewa Zone , Ethiopia*Semien Shewa Zone , Ethiopia...
, about 70km north of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 9°26′N 38°39′E with an elevation of 2450 meters above sea level. The town sits above the canyon of the Muger River
Muger River
The Muger River is a north-flowing tributary of the Abay River in central Ethiopia, which is notable for its deep gorge. Its confluence with the Abay is at . Tributaries of the Muger include the Labbu...
, near the largest falls of the Muger.
Durba is important for being one of the major sites for the production of cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
in Ethiopia. In 2006, the Muger Cement Factory plant announced it would expand its facilities. In 2008, Mohammed Al-Amoudi
Mohammed Al Amoudi
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi (Ge'ez: ሞሓመድ አልአሙዲ, Arabic: محمد حسين العمودي; is a Saudi Arabian/Ethiopian businessman and billionaire who lives in Ethiopia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As of 2011, his net worth has...
's Derba Midroc Cement company announced it would establish its own cement factory 8km from Durba.
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, Durba has an estimated total population of 2,188 of whom 1,053 were men and 1,135 were women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,225 of whom 571 were men and 654 were women. It is one of six towns in Mulona Sululta
Mulona Sululta
Mulona Sululta is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Mulona Sululta is bordered on the south by the city of Addis Ababa, on the west by the Muger River which separates it from the Mirab Shewa Zone, on the north by Yaya Gulelena Debre Liban, on...
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...
.