Hirna

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Hirna
Hirna
Town
Hirna is located in Ethiopia
Hirna
Hirna
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°13′N 41°6′E / 9.217°N 41.100°E / 9.217; 41.100
CountryEthiopiaEthiopia
RegionOromia RegionOromia
ZoneWest Hararghe Zone
Elevation
1,763 m (5,784 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total16,726
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Hirna (Oromo: Hirna) a town Located in the West Hararghe Zone Of Oromia, Ethiopia it has a latitude and longitude of

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9°13′N 41°06′E / 9.217°N 41.100°E / 9.217; 41.100Coordinates: 9°13′N 41°06′E / 9.217°N 41.100°E / 9.217; 41.100 and an altitude of 1763 meters above sea level. It is the larger of the two towns in Tulo woreda.

Overview[]

Hirna is located on the main highway between Chiro and Haramaya in the . This follows an old caravan route between Shewa and Harar, which was in use during Arthur Rimbaud's residence at Harar.[1] Telephone service came to this town between 1954 and 1968.[2]

In response to king Menelik's orders to occupy the Cherchers, in November 1887 Dejazmach marched forth with a mixed force of Amhara riflemen and Oromos, and set up camp at Hirna. According to Harold Marcus, his army "was in poor shape, reduced to a relatively small number by sickness and desertions." A night attack by Emir 'Abd Allah's army routed the Dejazmach's force, sending them fleeing westward towards the Awash River.[3]

Notable local inhabitants include the artist (born 1934). He studied in France (1966–70), and Germany (1975–76) and later had a residency at the National Museum of Ethiopia in 1980.[2] Hirna is also home city of former Deputy Prime minister of Ethiopia Addisu Legesse.

Demographics[]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency, in 2005 Hirna has an estimated total population of 16,726, of whom 8,360 are men and 8,366 are women.[4] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 9,353 of whom 4,534 were men and 4,819 women.

References[]

  1. ^ Rimbaud mentions Hirna in an itinerary he included in a letter written 26 August 1887 to his employer Alfred Bardey. I promise to be good: the letters of Arthur Rimbaud, translated, edited and with an introduction by Wyatt Mason (New York: Modern Library, 2003), p. 268
  2. ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 April 2011)
  3. ^ Harold G. Marcus, The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913, (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1995), p. 91
  4. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4 Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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