Abomsa
Abomsa is a town in central Ethiopia; Traditionally, the Etymology of the word Abomsa is ʔabbo /Abbo/ and mɨsɑ. Abbo is the short form of the Name Saint Abune Gebre Menfes Kiduss and popularly called Abbo and mɨsa is lunch. In the early period, the people who preceded at that place celebrated a memorial day for the Abune Gebre Menfes Kiduss, and after the lunch, they said we had the lunch in the name of Abbo, then they named the place Abbomɨsa. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of 8°35′N 39°51′E and an altitude of 1438 meters. It is the administrative center of Merti woreda.
Abomsa | |
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  Abomsa Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°35′N 39°51′E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Arsi Zone |
| Elevation | 1,438 m (4,718 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 19,208 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is provided with electricity on a 24-hour-a-day basis.[1]
Emperor Haile Selassie visited the veterans' resettlement project near the town on 31 December 1956, which had at the time 8,000 acres (32 km2) under cultivation. During his visit the Emperor announced that a school would be built at Abomsa.[2]
Demographics
Based on 2005 figures from the Central Statistical Agency, Abomsa has an estimated total population of 19,208 of whom 9,548 were men and 9,660 were women.[3] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,742 of whom 5,178 were men and 5,564 were women.
Notes
- Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone, Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 17 January 2008)
- "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 11 June 2008)
- CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4