Arsi Robe is a town in south-eastern Oromia. It is named after the nearby Robe River. It is the administrative centre of the Robe (Aanaa) in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia State, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°36′N 39°08′E / 9.600°N 39.133°E with an elevation of 2435 meters above sea level.
Robe, Arsi
Roobee Arsii (Oromo) | |
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Town | |
  Robe, Arsi Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°36′N 39°08′E / 9.600°N 39.133°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | Arsi Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is supplied with electricity for 24 hours from Melka Wakena Hydroelectric Power.[1] A market is held on Saturdays. A notable local landmark is the prison farm, which existed as early as 1961, and in the 1980s housed 850 prisoners.[2]
Demographics edit
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Robe has an estimated total population of 17,144 of whom 8,200 are men and 8,944 are women.[3] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 9,599 of whom 4,447 were men and 5,152 were women.
Notes edit
- ^ Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone, Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 19 January 2008)
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
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