Alem Tena Explained

Official Name:Bote
Nickname:Alem Tena
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:East Shewa
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Coordinates:8.3°N 95°W
Population As Of:2005
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13,529
Utc Offset:+3
Elevation Ft:5, 288
Elevation M:1, 611

Alem Tena is a town in central Ethiopia. It is the administrative center of Bora Woreda in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region. It has a latitude and longitude of 8.3°N 38.95°W with an elevation of 1,611 meters.

Overview

Near Alem Tena is Lake Ellen, thought to be the site the invasive species Eichhornia crassipes (or water hyacinth) was introduced.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Alem Tena has an estimated total population of 13,529 consisting of 6,605 men and 6,924 women.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4 . pdf . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061123121716/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm . 2006-11-23 .
  2. Rezene Fessehaie, "Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): A Review of its Weed Status in Ethiopia", Arem., 6 (2005): 105-111.