Shambu

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Town of Shambu
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Shambu
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Shambu
Shambu (Africa)
Coordinates: 9°34′N37°06′E / 9.567°N 37.100°E / 9.567; 37.100
Country Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Region Flag of the Oromia Region.svg  Oromia
Zone Horo Gudru Welega Zone
Elevation
2,503 m (8,212 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total14,995
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
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Center of town
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Shambu stadium

Shaamboo is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Horo Guduru Welega Zone of Oromia Region west of Lake Fincha'a, this town has an elevation of 2,503 metres above sea level. It was previously the administrative centre of Horro woreda.

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History

A Swedish reporter published in 1969, an account of conditions in Shaamboo Prison, which consists of a fenced-in area the size of a football field, and associated buildings. A deep trench 3×5 metres in size is the common latrine for about 130 men and women. Most of the prisoners are chained, and are fed once a day. The eight female prisoners were locked in a single room 8×3 metres and never allowed outside. The men are only confined at night into two rooms 8×12 metres, 60 men in each, and sleep directly upon the wooden floor. [1]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this town of 74,995, of whom 37,757 were men and 37,238 were women. The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 50.32% reporting that as their religion, while 38.24% were Protestants, and 9% were Moslem. [2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 11,327 of whom 5,463 were males and 5,864 were females.

Schools

In the 1930s a schooling system was introduced to Shambu and the surrounding residents, an area where 99.9% of the population lives in a rural-agriculture area and most youths walked to Naqamte for schooling.

Primary schools

Primary schools in Shambu include:

Secondary schools

Shambu Preparatory and senior Secondary School established in 1969

Tertiary schools

Wollega University opened a campus in Shambu in 2010.

Dandii Boruu University College operates a campus in Shambu. [3]

The operational Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) colleges are:

Health facilities

Forests

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Chato Forest

1. Chato Forest

The largest forest in Horo Gudru Welega Zone is called Chato ('Bosona Caatoo' in Afaan Oromoo). The forest lies approximately between 9 40'- 90 42' N latitudes and 36 59'-37 00'E longitudes (EMA, 1988) in the Horo District 30  km north-west of Shambu which is located at about 314  km west of Finfinne.

This forest is located along altitudinal ranges between 1700 m and 2350 m a.s.l and covers an area of about 42,000 hectares, of these 18, 000 ha is the natural forest (Oromia Agricultural Bureau personal Communication).

2. Qonge Forest

The largest forest in Horo Gudru Welega Zone is called Qonge ('Bosona Qongee' in Afaan Oromoo). The forest lies approximately 9°37'23.0"N latitudes and 37°06'27.2"E longitudes between Horro Bulluq and Horro District 13  km north-west of Shambu which is located at about 314  km west of Finfinne.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 November 2007)
  2. ↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
  3. ↑ "Dandii Boru College".

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