Guduru, Ethiopia
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Guduru is a town in southwestern Ethiopia
. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone
of the Oromia Region
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°32′N 37°30′E and an elevation of 1969 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Guduru
woreda
.
The British traveller C.F. Rey passed through Gudru (which he called "Kombolcha") in December 1926, which he described as a "township" which covered a considerable area with a "straggle" of farmsteads consisting of a tukul and "a largish piece of ground belonging to it, which may or may not be enclosed by a rough fence."
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute
website provide details of a primary school in Guduru in the year 1968, and also mention the presence of a fort and a church.
in 2005, Guduru has an estimated total population of 4,557 of whom 2,196 were males and 2,361 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 2,551 of whom 1,191 were males and 1,360 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 Misraq 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...
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°32′N 37°30′E and an elevation of 1969 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Guduru
Guduru (woreda)
Guduru is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after one of the sections of the Macha Oromo, also known as the Torban Guduru , which coalesced into a kingdom around 1855 under Gama Moras, which lay between the Abay River and the Gibe region...
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...
.
The British traveller C.F. Rey passed through Gudru (which he called "Kombolcha") in December 1926, which he described as a "township" which covered a considerable area with a "straggle" of farmsteads consisting of a tukul and "a largish piece of ground belonging to it, which may or may not be enclosed by a rough fence."
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute
Nordic Africa Institute
Nordic Africa Institute serves as a research, documentation and information centre on modern Africa for the Nordic countries. The Institute also encourages research and studies on Africa. The institute was founded in 1962....
website provide details of a primary school in Guduru in the year 1968, and also mention the presence of a fort and a church.
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, Guduru has an estimated total population of 4,557 of whom 2,196 were males and 2,361 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 2,551 of whom 1,191 were males and 1,360 were females.