Gidami

Gidami

Gidami is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of coord|08|59|N|34|37|E with an elevation between 1776 and 1928 meters above sea level.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gidami has an estimated total population of 5,007 of whom 2,545 were males and 2,462 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 2,798 of whom 1,380 were males and 1,418 were females. It is one of two towns in Jimma Gidami woreda.

History

In the early 1930s, Gidami was an important coffee market with two or three resident foreign traders. In 1938, the "Guido" described the town as a large village with many Amhara in an area populated by the Oromo, having a post office, telegraph and infirmary. [ [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/g/ORTGIA.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 23 January 2008)]

On 18 October, 2006, Gidami and Beica were the setting for clashes between Muslims and Protestant Christians, resulting in 9 deaths, including the death of two Protestant preachers, and over 100 injured. In addition, 21 churches, one mosque, and dozens of houses were burned, leaving over 400 people homeless. [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90097.htm "Ethiopia: International Religious Freedom Report 2007"] United States State Department website (accessed 22 May 2008)]

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