Kormuk
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Kormuk is a town in western Ethiopia
. Located in the Asosa Zone
of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Kormuk has a latitude and longitude of 10°32′N 34°17′E with an elevation of 653 meters above sea level.
In 1962 Kormuk was connected to Asosa by a dry weather road, "rough but passable by trucks" according to the Highway Authority. However, by 1996 travel by this road was "discouraged for safety reasons."
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
, in 2005 this town has an estimated total population of 554, of whom 297 were males and 257 were females. According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 322, of whom 172 were males and 150 were females. It is the largest settlement in Kormuk
woreda
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The Italian
colonial battalion garrisoned at Kormuk attacked its twin in Sudan
, Kurmuk
, 7 July 1940, which was held by Bimbashi Mervyn Bell, with three British auxiliaries and 51 police. Bell eventually withdrew his men in good order, allowing the Italians to capture Kurmuk. Kormuk was taken from the Italians by the British
several months later on 14 February 1941. At the end of 1985, the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army SPLA set up bases in the hills inside across Ethiopian border, south of Kormuk. The Ethiopian National Defense Force provided the SPLA with support when they launched a cross-border raid into Sudan in 1997.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Asosa Zone
Asosa Zone
Asosa is one of the three Zones in Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. This Zone was named after the Asosa Sultanate, which had approximately the same boundaries. Asosa is bordered on the south by the Mao-Komo special woreda, on the west by Sudan, on the northeast by the Abay River which...
of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Kormuk has a latitude and longitude of 10°32′N 34°17′E with an elevation of 653 meters above sea level.
In 1962 Kormuk was connected to Asosa by a dry weather road, "rough but passable by trucks" according to the Highway Authority. However, by 1996 travel by this road was "discouraged for safety reasons."
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
, in 2005 this town has an estimated total population of 554, of whom 297 were males and 257 were females. According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 322, of whom 172 were males and 150 were females. It is the largest settlement in Kormuk
Kormuk (woreda)
Kormuk is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, it is bordered by Sudan in the north and west, Sherkole in the east, Menge in the southwest, and Asosa in the south....
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
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The Italian
Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa was an Italian colonial administrative subdivision established in 1936, resulting from the merger of the Ethiopian Empire with the old colonies of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea. In August 1940, British Somaliland was conquered and annexed to Italian East Africa...
colonial battalion garrisoned at Kormuk attacked its twin in Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
, Kurmuk
Kurmuk
Kurmuk is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia.Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples and is controlled by the SPLM....
, 7 July 1940, which was held by Bimbashi Mervyn Bell, with three British auxiliaries and 51 police. Bell eventually withdrew his men in good order, allowing the Italians to capture Kurmuk. Kormuk was taken from the Italians by the British
United Kingdom
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several months later on 14 February 1941. At the end of 1985, the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army SPLA set up bases in the hills inside across Ethiopian border, south of Kormuk. The Ethiopian National Defense Force provided the SPLA with support when they launched a cross-border raid into Sudan in 1997.