Arsi Negele
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Arsi Negele አርሲ ነገሌ |
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 Ethiopia
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| Region : | Oromiya | ||
| Coordinates : | 7 ° 41 ′ N , 39 ° 15 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 42,358 (2005) | ||
| Time zone : | EAT (UTC + 3) | ||
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Arsi Negele is a city in the southern center of Ethiopia about 225 km south of the capital Addis Ababa . It is located in the largest province of Ethiopia, Oromiya, in the Arsi region .
geography
Arsi Negele is located near the Abiyata Lake in the Abijatta Shalla National Park . The area is characterized by savannah and acacia forests.
climate
The temperatures fluctuate between 45 ° C maximum and 5 ° C minimum. Rain falls between March and April and between June and September, the mean annual precipitation is 500 mm.
Population development
The population of Arsi Negele is growing rapidly and has almost tripled in the last 25 years:
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Economy and Infrastructure
economy
An important branch of the economy in Arsi Negele is the distilling of schnapps, but also tourism. Because of the proximity to Shala National Park and Langano Lake , the hotels in the city are popular. In the surrounding area, people mainly earn their living by making charcoal .
Water supply
The city gets its water from the nearby Abiyata Lake, but the water level of the lake is falling continuously, so that there are gaps in the water supply.
Agriculture
The main crops in the area around the city are maize , dwarf millet , firebeans , wheat and sorghum . Nevertheless, the people in the region are dependent on aid deliveries.
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- ↑ citypopulation.de
- ↑ Huib Hengsdijk, Herco Jansen: Ecosystems for water, food and economic development in the Ethiopian central rift valley . Wageningen 2006 (English, wur.nl ).