Debre Zait (Bishoft) [1] ( Amh . ደብረ ዘይት ) is a city in central Ethiopia , in the Oromia region . It is part of the zone .
| City | |
| Debre Zait (Bishoft) | |
|---|---|
| Amh. ደብረ ዘይት | |
| A country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | East Sheva |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | |
| Center height | 1999 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 99 928 people ( 2007 ) |
Ethiopia’s Air Force is located in Debreit. In addition, the city is known as a recreation center.
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 Climate
- 3 population
- 4 notes
Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the region, at an altitude of 1999 meters above sea level [2] . Debrae Zait is located at a distance of approximately 17 kilometers southeast of the country's capital Addis Ababa . On the territory of the city and in its immediate vicinity there are five crater lakes (Bishoft, Hora, Bishoft Guda, Korift, Cheleklaka).
Climate
| Climate of Debrae Zait | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 26.1 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 26.2 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 17.4 | 19.0 | 20,4 | 20,2 | 20,4 | 19.5 | 18,4 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 18.8 |
| Average minimum ° C | 8.8 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12,2 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12,2 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 11,4 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | eleven | 24 | 46 | 63 | 53 | 90 | 232 | 227 | 113 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 892 |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||||||
Population
According to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia for 2007, the population of the city was 99,928 people, of which 47.89% were men, 52.11% were women. In the confessional composition of the population, 79.75% are followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ; 13.82% are Protestants ; 4.98% are Muslims [3] .
According to the 1994 census, the population of Debreit was 73,372, of which 47.78% were men and 52.22% were women. In the national composition of the city’s population of that period, 42.86% were representatives of the Amhara people; 39.4% - Oromo ; 8.3% are gurages , 9.44% are representatives of other nationalities. The main languages of communication were Amharic and Oromo [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Ethiopia. Reference map (scale 1: 2 500 000). - GUKG, 1977
- ↑ Debre Zeyit, Ethiopia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment September 6, 2013.
- ↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region , Vol. 1 , Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4
- ↑ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region , Vol. 1, part 1 , Tables 2.5, 2.14, 2.17, 2.21