Gerba Guracha (Oromo: Garba Gurraachaa) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, it is an inland port city in Selale. It has a latitude and longitude of 9°48′N 38°24′E / 9.800°N 38.400°E and an elevation between 2,515 and 2,547 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kuyu woreda.
Gerba Guracha
Garba Gurraachaa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Kuyyu | |
  Gerba Guracha Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°48′N 38°24′E / 9.800°N 38.400°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | North Shewa |
| Woreda | Kuyu |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 19,830 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
This town has had telephone service at least as early as 1967.[1]
C.F. Rey mentions passing through Gerba Guracha (which he describes it as a village) in January 1927.[2] Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school there in 1968.[1]
Demographics edit
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gebra Guracha has an estimated total population of 19,830 of whom 9,184 were males and 10,646 were females.[3] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,113 of whom 4,981 were males and 6,132 were females.
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 27 May 2008)
- ^ C. F. Rey, "A Recent Visit to Gudru and Gojjam", Geographical Journal, 67 (1926),p. 502
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4