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18-515: Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1,899, of whom 988 were males and 911 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,091, of whom 520 were males and 571 were females. It is one of three towns in Tenta woreda . By the early 19th century, Magdala was a mountain stronghold, or amba in

36-513: A "large garrison town." Goba was the capital of the former Bale Province , until the province was abolished with the adoption of the new constitution in 1995 . A telephone line connected Goba to Addis Ababa at least as early as 1936. During the Bale revolt , rebels attacked the capital twice between November 1965 and March 1966. In 1970 the town had the only high school in Bale Province; that year

54-642: Is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . The Directress General of the CSA is Samia Gutu . Before 9 March 1989 the CSA was known as the Central Statistical Office (CSO). The CSA has 25 branch offices. Besides

72-448: Is in a state of decline and Ethiopian Airlines has even cancelled its flights here." Starting from 1 September 2014, Ethiopian Airlines has announced a scheduled service four time per week to Robe Airport connecting Goba to Addis Ababa and Arba Minch. The 2007 national census reported a total population for Goba of 32,025, of whom 15,182 were men and 16,843 were women; 4,797 or 6.13% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of

90-414: Is known for its Wednesday market and for honey , basketry and cotton shawl making; Bale National Park is 10 km to the southwest. A few kilometers outside of Goba are the remains of an old rock church. Goba shares Robe Airport ( ICAO code HAGB, IATA GOB) with neighbouring Robe . Ethiopian Airlines has a scheduled flight four times a week connecting Goba to the capital Addis Ababa and to

108-549: The British diplomat , Charles Duncan Cameron inside the fortress over a perceived insult from Queen Victoria . The British expedition to Abyssinia , led by Sir Robert Napier , landed at the Gulf of Zula on 4 December and set up a base camp at Zula before advancing on Magdala, which they reached in April 1868. Abandoned by the nobility and his followers, and after his remaining troops engaged

126-779: The World Bank 's Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Goba Goba ( Oromo : Gobbaa , Amharic : ጎባ) is a town and separate woreda located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region , Ethiopia approximately 446 km southeast of Addis Ababa , this city has a latitude and longitude of 7°0′N 39°59′E  /  7.000°N 39.983°E  / 7.000; 39.983 and an elevation of 2,743 meters above sea level. The town

144-528: The 1994 and 2007 censuses are available online. While the practice of keeping statistical information in Ethiopia has been traced back as far as the sixteenth century, the need for systematic statistical information that could be used for economic management was recognized as a priority in 1957. In 1960 compiling statistical information became a regular government activity as a result of the Addis Ababa conference of

162-708: The African Statisticians from UNECA member countries in 1960. At first the collection of statistics was the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, then in 1963, this activity became the function of the CSO, which was an autonomous unit under the Ministry of Planning and Development. In 1972 the CSO was reorganized in Proclamation 303/1972, and was responsible for the Planning Commission. The CSO

180-736: The British forces at the Battle of Magdala , Tewodros withdrew into the fortress on Amba Mariam and killed himself with a pistol a few days later as the final assault began. The British entered the capital, where they rescued the diplomats. Before departing from Abyssinia, Sir Robert allowed his troops to loot and burn Magdala, including its churches. The expedition looted a large number of treasures and religious items such as tabots . These are still held in various museums and libraries in Europe, as well as in private collections. A few items have been returned to Ethiopia,

198-720: The Wollo province of the Amhara people. When Johann Ludwig Krapf camped at its foot on 26 March 1842, it was one of the strongholds of Imam Liban of the Were Himano, a "House" or a sub-group of the Wollo Oromo . Emperor Tewodros II conquered Magdala on 22 September 1855. He constructed a number of buildings on the top of the mountain, including a church and a palace. In 1862, he imprisoned several European missionaries. Again in January 1864, he imprisoned

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216-456: The capital city of Addis Ababa , the cities and towns with offices are: Ambo , Arba Minch , chiro , Asayita , Assosa , Awasa , Bahir Dar , Debre Berhan , Dessie , Dire Dawa , Gambela , Goba , Gondar , Harar , Hosaena , Inda Selassie , Jijiga , Jimma , Mek'ele , Mizan Teferi , Adama , Negele Borana , Nekemte , and Sodo . National censuses of the population and housing have been taken in 1984, 1994, and 2007. Information from

234-505: The inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 69.84% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 23.12% of the population were Muslim and 5.84% were Protestant . The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 28,358 of whom 13,155 were men and 15,203 were women. Owing to its very high altitude, Goba has a subtropical highland climate ( Köppen Cwb ) with cool to cold mornings and mild to warm afternoons year-round. There

252-439: The most important being the crown of Tewodros II, which George V personally presented to the future Emperor Haile Selassie on his visit to England in 1925. Two tabots were returned in 2002 and 2003, from Scotland and England, respectively, prompting occasions of great rejoicing in the country. As of 2009 little remains of Tewodros's capital; the most visible item being Tewodros's mortar " Sebastopol ". The abandoned fortress

270-518: The school had 682 students, of whom 86 were Muslims in a province where Islam claimed over 90 per cent of the population. As Gebru Tareke grimly concludes, "Between February 1970, when the revolt ended, and February 1974, when the imperial regime collapsed, precious little had changed in Bale, as indeed in the rest of Ethiopia." According to the third edition of the Lonely Planet guide to Ethiopia, "Goba

288-451: The southern city Arba Minch . Ras Darge Sahle Selassie advance into southern Arsi and Bale led to the development of a camp at Goba in 1900, which was the site of a medieval Christian rock church or monastery. In 1907 Goba became the main center of administration in Bale under the governorship of Leul Sagad . Arnold Weinholt Hodson visited Goba while he was the British resident in southern Ethiopia (1914–1923), briefly describing it as

306-577: Was occupied briefly by Lij Iyasu after the defeat of his supporters in the Battle of Segale ; troops of the victors subjected him and his followers to an unenthusiastic siege. On 18 July 1917, Iyasu slipped through the siege lines and rallied the peasantry of Wollo to revolt; the rebellion was crushed and many of Iyasu's generals were captured, forcing Iyasu to flee to the Afar Depression . Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia) The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA ; Amharic : ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ)

324-639: Was once again restructured on 9 March 1989, when it was renamed as the CSA and was directly responsible to the Council of Ministers . It was once again placed under a Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation in October 1996, and transferred to its present position in September 2001, under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development . On November 21, 2006 the CSA announced that it had been recognized by

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