Addis Zemen Explained

Official Name:Addis Zemen
Native Name:አዲስ ዘመን
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates:12.1167°N 84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Subdivision Name1:Amhara Region
Subdivision Name2:Debub Gondar Zone
Subdivision Name3:Kemekem
Elevation M:1975
Population Total:24,849 (est)
Population As Of:2005

Addis Zemen (Amharic "New Era"; also known as Addis Abreham) is a town in northern-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, on the road connecting Gondar and Bahir Dar, Addis Zemen has a latitude and longitude of 12.1167°N 84°W and an elevation of 1975 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kemekem woreda.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 24,849, of whom 12,245 were males and were 12,604 females.[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 14,342 of whom 6,443 were males and 7,899 were females.

Nearby landmarks include Mount Asiba and the monastery of St. Claudius, who lived during the reign of Emperor Gelawdeos. The monastery possesses some impressive wall paintings and several illuminated manuscripts dating to the 18th century.[2]

The mother of Emperor Sarsa Dengel took refuge at Addis Zemen.[3]

Notes

12.1167°N 84°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics
  2. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAC.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  3. Richard Pankhurst, The Ethiopian Borderlands (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1997), p. 288