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Ejerie
Sign in to saveEjerie is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southwest Shewa Zone, on the west by Dendi, on the northwest by Jeldu, on the north by Meta Robi, on the northeast by Adda Berga, and on the east by Walmara. The major town in Ejerie is Ejerie town, after which the district has been named.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Ethiopia
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- West Shewa Zone
- Capital
- Addis Alem
- Population
- 86934
- Area
- 581
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Ejerie is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southwest Shewa Zone, on the west by Dendi, on the northwest by Jeldu, on the north by Meta Robi, on the northeast by Adda Berga, and on the east by Walmara. The major town in Ejerie is Ejerie town, after which the district has been named.
The source of the Awash River, Mount Warqe, lies in this woreda. The August 2006 floods affected Ejerie, causing widespread damage. In this woreda—combined with Sebata, Awas, and Elu woredas—14,790 persons were affected and 2,052 people displaced.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ejerie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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