Alamata

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footnotes = Alamata is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named for the plains that stretch south from the town, which sits at the base of the southern edge of the Tigragn plateau. Located in the Debubawi (Southern) Zone of the Tigray Region (or "kilil"), this town has a latitude and longitude of coord|12|25|N|39|33|E and an elevation of 1520 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Alamata woreda.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Alamata has an estimated total population of 45,632 of whom 22,712 were males and 22,920 were females. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table B.4] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 26,179 of whom 12,094 were males and 14,085 were females.

History

On 14 December 1895, Emperor Menilek's passed through Alamata on their way northwards against the Italians. "Arbegnoch" under British leadership, liberated the town from Italian control during the Second World War on 5 May 1941; it was at the southern edge of the Woyane rebellion of 1943. [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAK.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 6 September 2007)]

The first reports of crop failure in Wollo, were made in October 1971 by the chief municipal officer of Alamata; this report was handled very indifferently by his superiors who did not respond until July 1972, when they asked for a revised report.

Alamata was garrisoned by the Derg during the Ethiopian Civil War. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front captured the town in 1988.

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