Konso

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Konso Karati, Pakawle
Town of Konso
Konso Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples
Special woreda	Konso
Elevation	1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	4,593
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Konso Cultural Landscape
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (v)
Reference	1333rev
Inscription	2011 (35th Session)
Area	23,000 ha (57,000 acres)

Konso (also known as Karati) is a town on the Sagan River in south-western Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Konso special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of

5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483Coordinates: 5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483 and an elevation of 1650 meters. It is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants.^[1]

History[]

In 1897, Menelik II took over the city.^[2]

Father Azaïs presented the Waga (wa'kka) statues in 1931. In 1956, Murdock associated the archeological megaliths of the town to a cushitic signature. In Kluckhohn's Markets of Africa published in 1962, the author traces high levels of ancient economic developments in the city. In 1984, Amborn studied the historic labor-intensive agricultural techniques of the region.^[2]

The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 30, 1997 due to its purported universal cultural significance and official made a World Heritage Site in 2011.^[3] Konso is the first place in Ethiopia recognized as a "cultural landscape".^[4]

A permaculture farm, , was founded in 2007 north of town and works with international volunteers and three local schools to grow food, promote ecotourism, and provide permaculture education.^[5]

Description[]

Konso, named after the Konso people, is known for its religious traditions, waga sculptures, and nearby fossil beds (the latter an archaeological site of early hominids).

Economy[]

Philip Briggs suggests that the present-day town "might prosaically be described as a traffic circle of comically vast dimensions, surrounded by a solitary petrol station and a scattering of local hotels."^[6] According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003 Konso's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, electricity provided by a generator, and a branch of a microfinance organization.^[7] Local industries include beekeeping, cotton weaving, and agriculture. The market is held on Mondays and Thursdays at a point 2 kilometers from town along the Jinka Road.^[8]

Demographics[]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Konso has an estimated total population of 4,593 of whom 2,258 are men and 2,335 are women.^[9] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 2,535 of whom 1,250 were men and 1,285 were women.

See also[]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia

Notes[]

Further reading[]

• Watson, Elizabeth E. (2009). Living terraces in Ethiopia: Konso landscape, culture & development. Eastern Africa series. Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY: James Currey. ISBN 9781847010056.