Shambu
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Shambu is a town in western Ethiopia
. Located in the Horo Gudru Welega Zone of the Oromia Region
west of Lake Finicha'a, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°34′N 37°06′E with an elevation of 2503 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Jimma Horo
woreda
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Local landmarks include the Shambu Medhane `Alem and Timhurt churches.
A Swedish reporter published in 1969, an account of conditions in Shambu Prison, which consists of a fenced-in area the size of a football field, and associated buildings. A deep trench 3x5 meters in size is the common latrine for about 130 men and women. Most of the prisoners are chained, and are fed once a day. The eight female prisoners were locked in a single room 8x3 meters and never allowed outside. The men are only confined at night into two rooms 8x12 meters, 60 men in each, and sleep directly upon the wooden floor.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Shambu has an estimated total population of 20,253, of whom 10,073 were males and 10,180 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 11,327 of whom 5,463 were males and 5,864 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 Horo Gudru Welega Zone of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
west of Lake Finicha'a, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°34′N 37°06′E with an elevation of 2503 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Jimma Horo
Jimma Horo
Jimma Horo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Jimma Horo is bordered on the south by the Misraq Shewa Zone, on the southwest by Bila Seyo, on the west by Abe Dongoro, on the northwest by Amuru Jarte, on the northeast by Abay Chomen, on the...
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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Local landmarks include the Shambu Medhane `Alem and Timhurt churches.
A Swedish reporter published in 1969, an account of conditions in Shambu Prison, which consists of a fenced-in area the size of a football field, and associated buildings. A deep trench 3x5 meters in size is the common latrine for about 130 men and women. Most of the prisoners are chained, and are fed once a day. The eight female prisoners were locked in a single room 8x3 meters and never allowed outside. The men are only confined at night into two rooms 8x12 meters, 60 men in each, and sleep directly upon the wooden floor.
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, Shambu has an estimated total population of 20,253, of whom 10,073 were males and 10,180 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 11,327 of whom 5,463 were males and 5,864 were females.