Finote Selam
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Finote Selam 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°16′E with an elevation of 1917 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Jabi Tehnan
woreda
.
In 1964, a hospital for lepers had been built in Finote Selam by the private fund "Swedish Aid to Leprous Children in Ethiopia". Two years later, it had still not been put into use.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Finote Selam has an estimated total population of 24,011, of whom 12,069 were males and 11,942 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 13,834 of whom 6,350 were males and 7,484 were females.
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°16′E with an elevation of 1917 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Jabi Tehnan
Jabi Tehnan
Jabi Tehnan is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Jabi Tehnan is bordered on the southeast by Dembecha, on the west by Bure Wemberma, on the northwest by Sekela, on the north by Kuarit, and on the east by Bibugn...
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...
.
In 1964, a hospital for lepers had been built in Finote Selam by the private fund "Swedish Aid to Leprous Children in Ethiopia". Two years later, it had still not been put into use.
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, Finote Selam has an estimated total population of 24,011, of whom 12,069 were males and 11,942 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 13,834 of whom 6,350 were males and 7,484 were females.