Shewa Robit
Shewa Robit (also known as Robi, Shah Robit, Shoa Robit[1] or Robit) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°00′N 39°54′E with an elevation of 1280 meters above sea level. Shewa Robit holds its market on aTuesday.
Overview
A visitor to Shewa Robit in 1985 described the town as "a one-street town of ramshackle adobes. The hotel we visited was made of mud with straw on a wood frame, walls stuccoed or painted, roof of corrugated iron. Doorways were small and crooked but there was electricity, a refrigerator and a shower. Children and chickens roamed everywhere. -- Except for the people, this could have been India or Egypt or Colombia or Bolivia."[2]
In May 2009, a group of rebels claiming to belong to the Ethiopian Unity and Justice Movement allegedly attacked the police station and other targets in Shewa Robit.[1]
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Shewa Robit has an estimated total population of 24,886 of whom 13,021 were men and 11,865 were women.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,360 of whom 2,553 were males and 2,807 were females. The inhabitants include members of the Argobba people.[2] It is the largest settlement in Kewet woreda.
Notes
- "Rebels attack Woyanne targets in northern Ethiopia". Ethiopian Review. Washington DC: Elias Kifle. May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008)
- CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4