Digelu Explained

Official Name:Digelu
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Coordinates:7.75°N 54°W
Population As Of:2005
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,643
Utc Offset:+3
Elevation Ft:8,900
Elevation M:2,713

Digelu (also known as Kidame Digelu) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region to the east of Sagure, it has a latitude and longitude of 7.75°N 54°W with an elevation of 2713m (8,901feet). It is one of three settlements in Digeluna Tijo woreda.

A survey of Digelu made in 1970 portrayed the town sitting in a forested area where tree felling had just started. Inhabitants were about three times as many Shewa Oromo as Arsi Oromo. Landowners averaged about 15ha and tenants about 4ha on an average.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Digelu has an estimated total population of 1,623 consisting of 738 men and 885 women.[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 910 of whom 400 were males and 510 females.

Notes

  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. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/d/ORTDI.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"