Dukem Explained

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]

References

8.8°N 92°W

Notes and References

  1. Lindahl, p. 38
  2. Lindahl, p. 24
  3. http://www.eastafricaholdings.com.et/INDUSTRIAL%20PARK%20PROFILE.pdf "Brief Profile of EAG Industrial Park"
  4. http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/National%20statistics/national%20statistics%202005/Population.pdf CSA 2005 National Statistics