- Rama, Ethiopia
Rama (also called Mai Lala, Lala) is a town in northern
Ethiopia . Located 35 km north of the town ofAdwa and 7 kilometers from the border withEritrea , in the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone of theTigray Region , this town occupies a fertile lowland area and has a latitude and longitude of coord|14|25|N|38|47|E with an elevation of 1385 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center ofMereb Lehe woreda .Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 7,824 of whom 3,705 were males and 4,119 were females. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table B.4] The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 4,504 of whom 1,973 were males and 2,531 were females.
A point of interest in Rama is the nearby church,
Kor Nebir Mikael Bete Kristiyan .Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Rama in the year 1968. [ [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/r/ORTR.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008)] In January,
2005 , theUnited Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea reported thatMECHEM had removedland mines from 12 kilometers of track leading to Rama. These mines had been laid during the recentEritrean-Ethiopian War . [ [http://www.unmeeonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304&Itemid=67 "Media Briefing Transcript - 19 January 2006"] United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia website (accessed 21 January 2008)]References
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