Welenchiti
Encyclopedia
Welenchiti is a town in east-central Ethiopia
. Located in the Misraq (East) Shewa Zone
of the Oromia Region
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 8°40′N 39°26′E and an elevation of 1436 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boset
woreda
.
Welenchiti is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway. The town also holds a Saturday livestock market.
Welenchiti is home to one of the 66 congregations of the Emmanuel church, a network of former Ethiopian Orthodox believers who have left the church due to unresolved questions or issues over traditional practices, and which has received the support of Meserete Kristos College
. This group has clashed with traditional believers since its creation in the early 1990s. In June 1995, Welenchiti experienced violence between the Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant churches. Priests of the Ethiopian Church had prohibited Protestants to use its cemetery to bury their dead. In the resulting violence, a gas station owned by Protestants was destroyed.
in 2005, Welenchiti has an estimated total population of 20,984 of whom 10,545 were males and 10,439 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,732 of whom 5,719 were males and 6,013 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...
. Located in the Misraq (East) Shewa Zone
Misraq Shewa Zone
Misraq Shewa is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. Misraq Shewa is located in the middle of Oromia, connecting the western regions to the eastern ones...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 8°40′N 39°26′E and an elevation of 1436 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boset
Boset
Boset is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Shewa Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Boset is bordered on the south by the Arsi Zone, on the west by the Awash River which separates it from Adama, on the north by the Afar Region, and on the east by Fentale...
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...
.
Welenchiti is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway. The town also holds a Saturday livestock market.
Welenchiti is home to one of the 66 congregations of the Emmanuel church, a network of former Ethiopian Orthodox believers who have left the church due to unresolved questions or issues over traditional practices, and which has received the support of Meserete Kristos College
Meserete Kristos Church
Meserete Kristos Church , meaning "Christ is the foundation Church" is an Ethiopian Anabaptist church with 205,508 baptized members and a worship community of over 389,482 persons as of August 2009. The church has over 591 congregations and 863 church planting centers scattered in all 18...
. This group has clashed with traditional believers since its creation in the early 1990s. In June 1995, Welenchiti experienced violence between the Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant churches. Priests of the Ethiopian Church had prohibited Protestants to use its cemetery to bury their dead. In the resulting violence, a gas station owned by Protestants was destroyed.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral 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, Welenchiti has an estimated total population of 20,984 of whom 10,545 were males and 10,439 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,732 of whom 5,719 were males and 6,013 were females.