Sagure
Sagure is a town in south-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 07°45′N 39°09′E with an elevation of 2568 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Digeluna Tijo, woreda.
Sagure | |
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  Sagure Location of Sagure in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 07°45′N 39°09′E | |
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| Elevation | 2,568 m (8,425 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,960 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Sagure has an estimated total population of 9960 of whom 4597 were males and 5363 were females.[2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,582 of whom 2,493 were males and 3,089 were females.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website include the results of a survey performed by members of the Chilalo Agricultural Development Union. In April 1967 they reported that Sagure had about 400 households with a little more than 1,300 settled inhabitants, but there could be 8,000 visitors on the market day. Of individuals older than 10, about 50% of the males and 10% of the females could read and write; one quarter of the family heads had attended school at some period. The inhabitants were about 50% Oromo and 30% Amhara, of whom only 10% did not belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.[3]
Notes
- "CSA 2005 National Statistics". Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 16 January 2008)