Gelila, Ethiopia

Gelila, Ethiopia

Gelila is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of coord|09|51|N|36|29|E with an elevation of 2140 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Limmu woreda.

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Gelila during the year 1968. [ [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/g/ORTGED.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 12 February 2008)] Landmarks in the town include the church of St. Giyorgis.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gelila has an estimated total population of 4,890 of whom 2,248 were males and 2,642 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 2,741 of whom 1,219 were males and 1,522 were females.

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