Turmi
Coordinates: 4 ° 58 ' N , 36 ° 29' E
Turmi is a village in the woreda Hamer Bena in the Debub Omo Zone (South Omo) in the region of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples in southern Ethiopia . Along with Dimeka, it is the largest settlement in the country of the Hamar ethnic group and has a weekly market that is frequented by local traders as well as tourists. There are three roads from Turmi to Dimeka, Arbore and Omorate .
In 2005, according to the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia, Turmi had 1,087 inhabitants. According to the 1994 census, out of 600 inhabitants, 200 were Amharen , 75 Hamar, 73 Gofa , 59 Gamo , 57 Oromo , 50 Konso , 25 Wolaytta and 61 from other ethnic groups. 316 spoke Amharic as their mother tongue, 66 Hamar , 43 Oromo , 40 Konso , 39 Gamo, 39 Gofa , 14 Wolaytta and 43 other languages.
From January 27 to 31, 2005, members of shepherd peoples from 23 countries on four continents met in Turmi to talk about common problems and develop possible strategies to preserve their way of life.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Central Statistical Agency : 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Table B.4 (PDF; 1.8 MB)
- ↑ CSA: The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Volume I: Part I. Statistical Report on Population Size and Characteristics ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info : The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 87.4 MB), (pp. 159, 201)
Web links
- Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton / UN-OCHA: Rain, Prosperity and Peace. Reporting from the Global Pastoralist Gathering (PDF)