Bako, Oromia Explained

Official Name:Bako
Native Name Lang:om
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia#Africa
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Coordinates:9.1333°N 40°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:West Shewa Zone
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Subdivision Name3:Bako Tibe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:18641
Population As Of:2005
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Bako is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the West Shewa Zone of the Oromia, on the all-weather highway between Addis Ababa (Finfinne) and Naqamte, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9.1333°N 40°W with an elevation of 17430NaN0 above sea level. Bako is the administrative center of Bako Tibe Aanaa.

During the Italian occupation, Bako is mentioned as having a medical clinic and a school. In 1948, Swedish missionaries opened a medical clinic in the town, which evolved into a mission station by 1953. By 1967, the town had phone service, as well as a primary and junior secondary schools; there was also a school for the blind, which had been moved from Addis Ababa to Bako 1961.[1] The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Bako in 1968, which is the national center for improving the yield of maize.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bako has an estimated total population of 18,641 of whom 9,370 are men and 9,271 women.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 10,422 of whom 5,082 were men and 5,340 women. It is the largest of three towns in Bako Tibe.

Climate

Bako has a warm subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with a short dry season in December and January and a lengthy though not intense wet season covering the remaining ten months of the year.

Notes and References

  1. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/B/ORTBAA.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  2. http://www.eiar.gov.et/centers.htm#bako EARI list of research centers
  3. http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/National%20statistics/national%20statistics%202005/Population.pdf CSA 2005 National Statistics