Sire, Arsi
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Sire is a town in southwestern Ethiopia
. Located in the Arsi Zone
of the Oromia Region
, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 1793 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Dodotana Sire
woreda
.
En route to his assignment to delineate the border between Kenya and Ethiopia, C.W. Gwynn passed through Sire in late October 1908. He describes the settlement's location at the time as "halfway up the scarp" on the southern side of the Awash River
, and Sire itself as "a small Abyssinian village and customs post". He was struck by its "curious little church consisting of a stone-built cube, surmounted by a sharp steeple-like roof, also of stone", which he speculated was originally a Muslim shrine "similar to that at Sheikh Hussein
and others in the Arussi country."
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Sire has an estimated total population of 10,977 of whom 5,404 are men and 5,573 women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 6,141 of whom 2,931 were men and 3,210 women.
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 Arsi Zone
Arsi Zone
Arsi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Arsi is also the name of a former province. Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 1793 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Dodotana Sire
Dodotana Sire
Dodotana Sire is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Dodotana Sire is bordered on the south by Tena, on the southwest by Hitosa, on the north by the Misraq Shewa Zone, on the east by Jeju, and on the southeast by Sude...
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...
.
En route to his assignment to delineate the border between Kenya and Ethiopia, C.W. Gwynn passed through Sire in late October 1908. He describes the settlement's location at the time as "halfway up the scarp" on the southern side of the Awash River
Awash River
The Awash is a major river of Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and empties into a chain of interconnected lakes that begin with Lake Gargori and end with Lake Abbe on the border with Djibouti, some 100 kilometers from the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura...
, and Sire itself as "a small Abyssinian village and customs post". He was struck by its "curious little church consisting of a stone-built cube, surmounted by a sharp steeple-like roof, also of stone", which he speculated was originally a Muslim shrine "similar to that at Sheikh Hussein
Sheikh Hussein
Sheikh Hussein is a village in south-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 1386 meters above sea level...
and others in the Arussi country."
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, Sire has an estimated total population of 10,977 of whom 5,404 are men and 5,573 women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 6,141 of whom 2,931 were men and 3,210 women.