Gebre Guracha
Encyclopedia
Garba Guracha is a town in central Ethiopia
. Located in the Shewa Kaaba /Semien Shewa Zone
of the Oromia Region
, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°48′N 38°24′E and an elevation between 2515 and 2547 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kuyu
woreda
.
This town has had telephone service at least as early as 1967.
C.F. Rey mentions passing through Gerbe Guracha (which he describes it as a village) in January 1927. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school there in 1968.
in 2005, Gebre Guracha has an estimated total population of 19,830 of whom 9,184 were males and 10,646 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,113 of whom 4,981 were males and 6,132 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 Shewa Kaaba /Semien Shewa Zone
Semien Shewa Zone (Oromia)
Semien Shewa is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Semien Shewa takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. Semien Shewa is bordered on the south by Addis Ababa, on the southwest by Mirab Shewa, on the north by the Amhara Region, and on the southeast by Misraq...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°48′N 38°24′E and an elevation between 2515 and 2547 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kuyu
Kuyu
Kuyu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Kuyu is bordered on the south and west by the Muger River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the north by Wara Jarso, on the northeast by Hidabu Abote, and on the east by Degem...
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...
.
This town has had telephone service at least as early as 1967.
C.F. Rey mentions passing through Gerbe Guracha (which he describes it as a village) in January 1927. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school there in 1968.
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, Gebre Guracha has an estimated total population of 19,830 of whom 9,184 were males and 10,646 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,113 of whom 4,981 were males and 6,132 were females.