Dukem
Dukem
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  Dukem Location within Ethiopia  Dukem Dukem (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | Oromia Special Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dukem (var. Dukam, Duukam; Oromo: Duukam) is one of the three sub cities in Bishoftu city Oromia Region, Ethiopia.[1][2] Dukem has a latitude and longitude of 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E and an elevation of 1950 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Akaki woreda.
Dukem is situated along the Addis Ababa–Adama Expressway and is a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railway.[1] It is also the location of an industrial park covering 40 hectares owned and developed by East African Group (Ethiopia), Ltd.[3]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dukem has an estimated total population of 8,704 of whom 4,095 are men and 4,609 are women.[4]
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Lindahl, p. 38
- ↑ Lindahl, p. 24
- ↑ "Brief Profile of EAG Industrial Park"[permanent dead link] (accessed 27 February 2009)
- ↑ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
References
[edit]- Lindahl, Bernhard, ed. (2005), Local History in Ethiopia (PDF), Debre, vol. Tabor - Delo wereda, Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute, pp. 23–38, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10 (PDF file)
08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E
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