Gatama (also transliterated Getema, Catama Argio) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 08°54′N 36°29′E / 8.900°N 36.483°E with an elevation of 2,142 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Diga Leka woreda.
Gatama | |
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  Gatama Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′N 36°29′E / 8.900°N 36.483°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Misraq Welega |
| Elevation | 2,142 m (7,028 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,082 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Overview edit
This town was reported in 1997 to have telephone and postal service. Electricity is provided to Gatama from a diesel generator, which was reported as undependable.[1]
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school at Gatama in 1968.[2]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gatama has an estimated total population of 4,082 of whom 1,969 were males and 2,113 were females.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 2,285 of whom 1,068 were males and 1,217 were females.Gatama
Notes edit
- ^ Socio-economic profile of the East Wellega Zone Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 22 May 2008).
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 12 January 2008)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4