Finote Selam

Finote Selam
Finote Selam Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°42′00″N 37°16′00″E / 10.70000°N 37.26667°E / 10.70000; 37.26667
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara Region
Zone	Mirab Gojjam Zone
Elevation	1,917 m (6,289 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	105,913
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Finote Selam (Amharic: ፍኖተ ሰላም) is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, by road 387 km from Addis Ababa and 176 km from Bahir Dar.^[1] By air, the distance from Addis Ababa is 246 km.^[2] Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", is the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian attack on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet. Now Finote Selam is the capital city of West Gojjam Zone. This town has a longitude and latitude of

10°42′N 37°16′E / 10.700°N 37.267°E / 10.700; 37.267Coordinates: 10°42′N 37°16′E / 10.700°N 37.267°E / 10.700; 37.267 with an elevation of 1917 meters above sea level. It is in Jabi Tehnan woreda.

In 1964, a hospital for lepers had been built in Finote Selam by the private fund "Swedish Aid to Leprous Children in Ethiopia".^[3] The hospital, Finote Selam Hospital, is a district hospital although it not upgraded to a general hospital. The hospital has a limited resources. Recently, there was a peaceful demonstration of hospital staff, asking for good governance and that "the hospital shall be general hospital".^[4][5]

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this town has a total population of 25,913, of whom 13,035 are men and 12,878 women. Most (95.91%) of the inhabitants practice Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 3.34% were Muslim.^[6] The 1994 census reported a total population of 13,834 .

History[]

Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian attack on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet.

Rally against the government

On August 25, 2016, People of Finote Selam demonstrated against the national government. Regime forces shot and killed a college student in Finote Selam, West Gojam on Thursday as they used lethal force to disperse protesters who took to the streets for the second day to show solidarity with the Amhara and Oromo people who demand an end to TPLF rule.

Education[]

Notable schools in Finote Selam include Damot Higher and Secondary School and Damot Preparatory school. Colleges in the town include Finote Selam Teachers College and Finote Damot TVET College are frontier.

Agriculture[]

Finote Selam and the neighbouring woredas are known for production of teff, maize, peppers, bean and "shimbira", fruit and vegetables.

Tourism[]

Hotels in Finote Selam town include Damot Hotel, and Xtrem Hotel.^[7]

People[]

Prominent people from Finote Selam include scientist Segenet Kelemu and artist .^[8][9]

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