Debre Selam

Debre Selam Cencho
Debre Selam Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°15′N 40°08′E / 8.25°N 40.133°E / 8.25; 40.133
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	Arsi Zone
Elevation	1,451 m (4,760 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	1,465
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Debre Selam (also known as Cencho) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 08°15′N 40°08′E / 8.25°N 40.133°E / 8.25; 40.133Coordinates: 08°15′N 40°08′E / 8.25°N 40.133°E / 8.25; 40.133 with an elevation of 1451 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Gololcha woreda.

According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently lacks electricity, telephone and postal service.^[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Debre Selam has an estimated total population of 1,465 of whom 739 were males and 726 were females.^[2] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 819 of whom 401 were males and 416 were females.

Notes

1. ^ Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone, Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 17 January 2008)
2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4