Muja ( Amharic : ሙጃ) is a town in northern Ethiopia . Part of the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of 12°04′N 39°27′E / 12.067°N 39.450°E / 12.067; 39.450 with an elevation of 2918 meters above sea level.
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24-534: A total population of 2,045 of whom 878 were men and 1,167 were women. Muja was once a capital town for Lasta Awuraja for a short period, in the present time the town is serving as an administrative center of Gidan woreda . This article about a location in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia) The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA ; Amharic : ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ)
36-642: 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
48-424: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Muja, Ethiopia Muja is one of the oldest town in the province of Lasta next to the mighty Lalibela . Muja was founded during the era of Zemene Mesafint by the notable Weresekh (ወረሴክ) rulers Dejazmach Birru Aligaz and Dejazmach Faris Aligaz both are the sons of Aligaz of Yejju (died 1803) and he
60-528: 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
72-708: 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
84-456: 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
96-528: The police station had been moved to a nearby settlement she called "Kulmus". Her description of Muja ends with the observation, "On the hill above the town a number of old Italian buildings, which had once served as government offices, were beginning to disintegrate." Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Muja has an estimated total population of 5,531 of whom 2,669 are men and 2,862 are women. The 1994 census reported it had
108-542: The reign of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis During the Second Italo-Abyssinian War the Ethiopian army commanded by Leul Ras Kassa Hailu was camped in the town on their way to Tembien front. Muja was visited by Beatrice Playne around 1950, who found while the town "was really quite a large place and had once been flourishing", it now was had "a feeling of neglect and decay" since local government offices and
120-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Muja . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muja&oldid=1234008173 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-535: Was also the Ras of Begemder , and Inderase (regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia for more than six years. This makes the establishment of the town prior to the reign of Emperor Theodore II . The British expedition against Emperor Tewodros II encamped near Muja in 1868, at a site referred to as "Muja Camp". Leul Ras Kassa's father Dejazmach Hailu Wolde Kiros made this town as an Administrative center of Lasta since from
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#1732872392156144-639: 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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