Soyama
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Soyama is a town in southern Ethiopia
, and is the administrative center of the Burji special
woreda
. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°42′N 37°53′E with an elevation of 1660 meters above sea level. According to information on the Nordic Africa Institute website, Soyama appears to be named after a nearby range of mountains northeast of the town and to the southwest of Lake Chamo
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Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Soyama has an estimated total population of 8,052 of whom 4,134 were males and 3,918 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 4,445 of whom 2,289 were males and 2,156 were females.
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...
, and is the administrative center of the Burji special
Burji special woreda
Burji is one of the 79 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. Because Burji is not part of any Zone in the SNNPR, it is considered a Special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area. It is named for the Burji people, who...
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...
. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°42′N 37°53′E with an elevation of 1660 meters above sea level. According to information on the Nordic Africa Institute website, Soyama appears to be named after a nearby range of mountains northeast of the town and to the southwest of Lake Chamo
Lake Chamo
Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at an elevation of 1,110 meters. It is just to the south of Lake Abaya and the city of Arba Minch, and east of the Guge Mountains.The lake's northern end...
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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, Soyama has an estimated total population of 8,052 of whom 4,134 were males and 3,918 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 4,445 of whom 2,289 were males and 2,156 were females.