Bekoji

This article is about the city. For the administrative district, see Bekoji (Woreda) .

Bekoji በቆጂ
State :	Ethiopia
Region :	Oromia
Coordinates :	7 ° 35 ′  N , 39 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 35 ′  N , 39 ° 20 ′  E
Height :	2,810 meters above sea level
Residents :	26,100 (2015)
Time zone :	EAT (UTC + 3)
Bekoji

Bekoji ( Old Ethiopian በቆጂ ; also Bek'ojī or Bok'ojī , Italian Boccoggi , Bocoggi , Boccogi ) is the capital of the woreda Bekoji of the same name in the Arsi zone of the Oromia region in Ethiopia . It is located 105 km southeast of Addis Ababa . The city belonged to the former province of Arsi .

According to the figures from the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia, Bekoji had 16,730 inhabitants in 2005. In 1994, of 9,367 inhabitants, 56.91% were Oromo , 36.37% Amharen and 2.39% Soddo - Gurage and Silt'e and 1.03% Tigray . 51.81% spoke Amharic as their mother tongue, 45.69% Oromo and 0.98% Silt'e .

geography

climate

According to the effective climate classification according to Köppen and Geiger and Geiger, Bekoji has a subtropical mountain climate (Cwb). Therefore, the monthly temperature differences hardly vary and the seasonal character is caused by the amount of precipitation, which is highest in July and very low in December.

Bekoji
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     33   21st 6th     50   21st 7th     82   22nd 8th     89   21st 8th     101   20th 8th     109   19th 7th     191   17th 7th     177   17th 7th     106   18th 7th     61   18th 6th     22nd   20th 5     12   21st 5 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: climate-data.org

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bekoji Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 20.9 21.4 21.5 20.6 20.1 19.2 16.7 16.8 17.9 18.4 19.5 20.5 O 19.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 5.6 6.8 7.7 8.1 7.6 7th 7.2 7th 6.9 6.1 5.3 4.5 O 6.6 Temperature (° C) 13.2 14.1 14.6 14.3 13.8 13.1 11.9 11.9 12.4 12.2 12.4 12.5 O 13 Precipitation ( mm ) 33 50 82 89 101 109 191 177 106 61 22nd 12 Σ 1,033 Source: climate-data.org

Population development

Population development of the city according to citypopulation.de

year population 1984 - 1994 9,367 2007 17,741 2015 26,100

Bekojis awarded by the World Athletics Federation (IAAF)

In 2019, Bekoji in Yokohama was awarded the prestigious plaque of the International Federation of Athletics Federations (IAAF) by IAAF President Sebastian Coe as one of 11 locations . Bekoji was celebrated for his outstanding contribution to the global history and development of athletics. "The eleven recipients we are honoring tonight have each had an enormous impact on the historical development of athletics in their countries and beyond," said Sebastian Coe. Two famous cross-country skiing centers in Africa were honored among the eleven locations. These were the Ethiopian city of Bekoji, "Town of Runners", and Iten in Kenya, the "home of champions".

sons and daughters of the town

• Derartu Tulu (* 1972), long-distance runner
• Kenenisa Bekele (* 1982), long-distance runner
• Tirunesh Dibaba (* 1985), long-distance runner
• Tariku Bekele (* 1987), long-distance runner
• Tiki Gelana (* 1987), long-distance runner, Olympic champion 2012 (London) in the marathon
• Genzebe Dibaba (* 1991), middle-distance runner

Web links

• [2] Trailer for the film about Bekoji Town of Runners , YouTube, taken: March 26, 2020.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Nordic Africa Institute: Local History in Ethiopia ( Memento of May 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)
2. ↑ Central Statistical Agency : 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento of February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Table B.4 (PDF; 1.8 MB)
3. ↑ CSA: The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromiya Region, Volume I: Part I. Statistical Report on Population Size and Characteristics (PDF; 110 MB), 1994 (pp. 239, 308)
4. ↑ Ethiopia: Regions & Cities. Retrieved March 28, 2020 . 
5. ↑ [1]