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Durame is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Kembata Tembaro Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°14′N 37°53′E / 7.233°N 37.883°E with an elevation of 2101 meters above sea level. Materials on the Nordic Africa Institute website, describe Durame as the main town for the Kambaata-speaking southwest Gurage.[1]
According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003[update] Durame's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, 24-hour electrical service, one bank branch, and a hospital.[2]
Following the Italian invasion, on 8 May 1936 a civil war erupted between the local population and the remaining Amhara, forcing local missionaries to evacuate the area.[1] In 1962 a road linking Durame with Hosaena was constructed; bridges over the Markos and Dembe rivers were built in 1968.[3]
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Durame has an estimated total population of 12,849 of whom 6,461 are men and 6,388 are women.[4] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 7,092 of whom 3,577 were men and 3,515 were women. It is the larger of two towns in Kedida Gamela woreda.
Notes
- ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 18 December 2007)
- ^ "Detailed statistics on hotels and tourism", Bureau of Finance and Economic Development website (accessed 4 September 2009)
- ^ "Ethiopian Village Studies: Aze Debo'a, Kembata", Center for the Study of African Economies (accessed 8 September 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
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