Official Name: | Dukem |
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: | 8.8°N 92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Oromia Special Zone |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Dukem (var. Dukam, Duukam; Oromo: Duukam) is a town in central Oromia Region, Ethiopia.[1] Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, 37 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa and 10 kilometers northwest of Bishoftu,[2] this town has a latitude and longitude of 8.8°N 92°W and an elevation of 1950 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Akaki Aanaa.
Dukem is situated along the Addis Ababa–Adama Expressway and is a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railway. It is also the location of an industrial park covering 40 hectares owned and developed by East African Group (Ethiopia), Ltd.[3]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dukem has an estimated total population of 8,704 of whom 4,095 are men and 4,609 are women.[4]