Alem Tena

Town in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Town in Oromia, Ethiopia
08°18′N 38°57′E / 8.300°N 38.950°E / 8.300; 38.950Country EthiopiaRegion OromiaZoneEast ShewaWoredaBoraElevation
1 611 m (5 288 ft)Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total13,529Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)ClimateAw

Alem Tena is a town in central Ethiopia. It is the administrative center of Bora Woreda in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region. It has a latitude and longitude of 8°18′N 38°57′E / 8.30°N 38.95°E / 8.30; 38.95 with an elevation of 1,611 meters.

Overview

Near Alem Tena is Lake Ellen, thought to be the site the invasive species Eichhornia crassipes (or water hyacinth) was introduced.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Alem Tena has an estimated total population of 13,529 consisting of 6,605 men and 6,924 women.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "2005 National Statistics, Table B.4". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. ^ Rezene Fessehaie, "Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): A Review of its Weed Status in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link], Arem., 6 (2005): 105-111.


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