Goro, Bale Explained

Goro is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 6.9833°N 70°W and an elevation of 1650 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Goro woreda.

Although the town has postal service, as of 1995 it lacks electricity.[1] Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Goro has an estimated total population of 7833, of whom 3935 were males and 3898 were females.[2]

The Guido published by the Italian government in 1938 describes Goro as a village on the left bank of the Mena River at the foot of mount Dadimus, in a fertile and cultivated plain with plenty of water and groups of houses surrounded by hedges of euphorbia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/g/ORTGOR.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  2. http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics