Yejube
Encyclopedia
Yejube is a town in west-central Ethiopia
. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone
of the Amhara Region
, it has a latitude and longitude of 10°09′N 37°45′E and an elevation of 2211 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Baso Liben
woreda
.
The British traveller C.T. Beke
visited this town 12 May 1842, describing it in his report to the Geographical Journal as "a large commercial town close to the market of Baso." Yejube was visited by another European, C.F. Rey, on 9 January 1926, who described the settlement as "a large village of about 1500 inhabitants situated on an open plain near extensive marshes where duck and other wildfowl were plentiful."
in 2005, Yejube has an estimated total population of 6,502, of whom 3,258 are men and 3,244 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 3,717 of whom 1,714 were men and 2,033 were women.
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 Gojjam Zone
Misraq Gojjam Zone
Misraq Gojjam is a Zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Misraq Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.Misraq Gojjam is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Mirab Gojjam, on the north by Debub Gondar, and on the east by Debub Wollo; the bend of the Abay River...
of the Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
, it has a latitude and longitude of 10°09′N 37°45′E and an elevation of 2211 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Baso Liben
Baso Liben
Baso Liben is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. A triangular-shaped district at the southernmost point of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Baso Liben is bordered on the south by a bend of the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the northwest by Guzamn, and on the...
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...
.
The British traveller C.T. Beke
Charles Tilstone Beke
Charles Tilstone Beke was an English traveller, geographer and Biblical critic. Born in Stepney, London, the son of a merchant in the City of London, for a few years Beke engaged in mercantile pursuits...
visited this town 12 May 1842, describing it in his report to the Geographical Journal as "a large commercial town close to the market of Baso." Yejube was visited by another European, C.F. Rey, on 9 January 1926, who described the settlement as "a large village of about 1500 inhabitants situated on an open plain near extensive marshes where duck and other wildfowl were plentiful."
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, Yejube has an estimated total population of 6,502, of whom 3,258 are men and 3,244 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 3,717 of whom 1,714 were men and 2,033 were women.