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28-576: The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for the population of this village. It is located in Shinile woreda . In its early history the area of Jaldessa was part of the Emirate of Harar . W.C. Barker, writing in 1842, mentions it as a stopping place in the territory of the Nole Oromo , on the caravan route between Zeila and Harar . The present-day town of Jaldessa (45 km north of Harar ),

56-524: A palace there, and divided his time amongst this town, Ankober and Angolalla. The succeeding Meridazmaches prized Debre Birhan as a hunting lodge for its surrounding plains, and used it as a riding place. His son Sahle Selassie rebuilt Debre Birhan after it had been ravaged by Abichu Oromo at the beginning of his reign, and built a church dedicated to the Selassie (" Trinity ") in this capital. When then Negus Menelik submitted to Emperor Yohannes IV in

84-431: A permanent encampment that was constantly on the move through the realm. The departure of the court led to a decline in the population and importance of this town. Pankhurst explains that the needs of the imperial court and army—who numbered in the thousands—for firewood and food was so burdensome that, "it could not remain in any one locality for more than four months, nor return to the same place in less than 10 years due to

112-458: A somewhat cold and inhospitable place," he writes about the town, "it has an obvious advantage as commanding what must always have been an important focus of routes. Even in modern times it was inevitable that the Asmara road should be brought through this easy passage, avoiding the impassable gorges on the other." Debre Berhan received electricity in 1955 when a 90 kW hydro-electric power station

140-642: 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

168-470: Is one of the coolest cities found in the subtropical zone of Ethiopia. The city has a typical subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The average annual temperature of the city during day and night hour is 20.7 °C and 8.2 °C respectively with precipitation 964mm. Debre Birhan is located along Ethiopian Highway 2 , which connects Addis Abeba with the north of the country. The gravel road between Debre Birhan and Ankober, 42 kilometers in length,

196-658: The Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and the birth of Dire Dawa diminished the strategic importance of Jaldessa. Early in the Ogaden War , Jaldessa was captured by Somali units as they closed in on Dire Dawa; it was recaptured 4 February 1978 by the Ethiopian Ninth Division with Cuban tank and artillery shock troops. In 2008, the United States of America selected Jaldessa as one of seven locations where servicemen of

224-490: The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa worked with Ethiopian veterinarians to vaccinate more than 20,000 animals: cattle were inoculated against blackleg and anthrax , while sheep and goats were inoculated against contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia and peste des petits ruminants . Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia) The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA ; Amharic : ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ)

252-722: The Oromo (3.94%), the Tigrayan (1.81%), the Gurage (1.60%), and the Argobba (1.20%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.33% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 93.81%, Oromiffa was spoken by 3.04%, and 1.50% spoke Tigrinya ; the remaining 1.65% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 94.59% reporting that as their religion, while 4.05% were Muslim , and 1.02% reported as Protestant . Debre Birhan

280-451: The Oromo on the other. The Ugaas of Issa , Roble Farah, moved his seat to Jaldessa. Its population increased to 1,500 and doubled or tripled on market days. After the Egyptians left Harar in 1885, Britain took possession of Jaldessa and stationed a garrison of 19 Indians and 20 Somalis , however, these soldiers were soon imprisoned by the troops of Amir Abdullahi who took control of

308-605: The World Bank 's Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Debre Berhan Debre Birhan ( Amharic : ደብረ ብርሃን ) is a city in central Ethiopia . Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of Amhara Region , about 120 kilometers north east of Addis Ababa on Ethiopian highway 2 , the town has an elevation of 2,840 meters, which makes it

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336-528: 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

364-708: 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

392-626: The Debre Berhan prison before that, setting a number of prisoners free. According to the police, Andale Melaklu, the Debre Berhan representative of the All-Amhara People's Organization was one of the "bandits" killed in the fire exchange. Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this town has a total population of 65,231, of whom 31,668 are men and 33,563 women. The majority of

420-553: The Debre Birhan Wool Factory was among 14 textile enterprises to be fully nationalised. Debre Birhan is also a famed center of rug making . Debre Berhan University is located in Debre Berhan city. Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is one of thirteen new universities which were established in 2007 by the Ethiopian government. Despite its historical importance, none of the buildings Emperor Zara Yaqob built exist today due to

448-561: The area. The party of Italian explorer Count Pietro Porro was ambushed and slaughtered at Jaldessa in April 1886, which provided Menelik II of Shewa with an excuse to attack Harar. Between the Shewan victory at Chelenqo and the foundation of Dire Dawa , Jaldessa was the seat of the various governors, such as the Armenian Sarkis Terzian and later Ato Mersha Nahusenay . The opening of

476-456: 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

504-473: The death by stoning of a group of heretics 38 days before, the emperor ordered a church built on the site, and later constructed an extensive palace nearby, and a second church, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus . Zara Yaqob spent 12 of the last 14 years of his life in Debre Birhan. Historian Richard Pankhurst offers the date of 1456 for the date of the founding of this church, providing a plausible argument that

532-602: The highest town in Africa. It was an early capital of Ethiopia and afterwards, with Ankober and Angolalla , was one of the capitals of the kingdom of Shewa . Today, it is the administrative center of the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region. Debre Birhan was founded by Emperor Zara Yaqob , in response to a miraculous light that was seen in the sky at the time. Believing this was a sign from God showing his approval for

560-469: The inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 94.12% reporting that as their religion, while 3.32% of the population said they were Muslim and 2.15% were Protestants . The 1994 national census reported a total population for Debre Birhan of 38,717 in 8,906 households, of whom 17,918 were men and 20,799 were women. The five largest ethnic groups reported in the town were the Amhara (90.12%),

588-478: The light in the sky was Halley's Comet , which could have been seen in Shewa that year, although the traditional dates (10th day of the month of Maggabit, i.e. 6 or 7 March) do not coincide with the days that the comet was most visible (13 through 17 June). While his son Baeda Maryam did spend the first part of his reign in Debre Birhan, eventually Baeda Maryam returned to the established itinerant practice of living in

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616-536: The resultant shortage of food", which prevented the growth of any capital city in this period. While little more than a large village, Debre Birhan is mentioned a few times in the 16th century, the first time as a mustering center by Emperor Lebna Dengel against the invading armies of Ahmad Gragn . After he had defeated Lebna Dengel at the Battle of Amba Sel , Ahmad mustered his troops twice in Debre Birhan before leading them on campaigns deeper into Ethiopian territory. At

644-476: The second mustering in 1535, he proclaimed before his followers, "Thanks be to God, Abyssinia is conquered. Only Tigray , Begemder and Gojjam are left... Shall we march against them, or shall we stay on in this region for a year until we have settled it down?" then led them into the Ethiopian highlands . The village regained importance in the reign of Asfaw Wossen (1775–1808), Meridazmach of Shewa , who built

672-403: The treaty of Wadara of 1878, it was also stipulated that the capital of Shewa would be moved from Liche to Debre Birhan. The Debre Birhan market in the 1880s was considered important for mules and horses. The Selassie church was rebuilt by Emperor Menilek in 1906 and contains many mural paintings. David Buxton believes that it was inevitable that Debre Berhan would regain importance, "Although

700-554: Was founded in 1875 by the Egyptians who set up a fort to secure supply from the coast and stationed a contingent of Sudanese soldiers with an Egyptian officer. Jaldessa then became an important station along the trade route between Harar and the Red Sea coast. A market was set up and people built huts around the station, which was fortified with stones and hedgerows, the Somali on one side and

728-639: 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

756-472: Was overhauled in May 2009. The Debre Birhan Wool Factory, the first wool factory in Ethiopia, started production was 1 January 1965 with 120 spindles and 6 looms, having the capacity to process one metric ton of wool daily. In its first six months, the factory produced 7,065 blankets in a single-shift operation with a labor force of about 200, of whom 45% were women. The Derg government announced 3 February 1975 that

784-619: Was put into service; by 1965, the installed electrical capacity in the town was 125 kVA and annual production 103,000 kWh. On 26 April 1957, Emperor Haile Selassie opened the Community Teacher Training School in the town. By 1958 it was one of 27 places in Ethiopia ranked as First Class Township. On 2 July 1994 it was broadcast that nine people were killed and eleven captured in an exchange of fire with security forces in Asagirt woreda. The people were alleged to have broken into

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