Bentu Liben Explained

Official Name:Bentu Liben
Native Name Lang:om
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Oromia
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:West Shewa
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:2,381
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:8.6167°N 60°W
Elevation M:2234

Bentu Liben (also known as Liben) is a town in central Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Located in the Southwest Shewa Zone about 40 kilometers south-west of Addis Ababa, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8.6167°N 60°W with an elevation of 2234 meters above sea level.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bentu Liben has an estimated total population of 2,381 of whom 1,113 were males and 1,268 were females.[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,273 of whom 576 were males and 697 were females. It is the largest town in Tole woreda.

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Bentu Liben during the year 1968.[2]

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/B/ORTBAL.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"