Chagni

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Chagni
Chagni Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°57′N 36°30′E / 10.95, 36.5
Country	‎ Ethiopia
Region	Amhara Region
Zone	Agew Awi Zone
Elevation	1,583 m (5,194 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	30,938 (est)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Chagni (also known as Kedamawi Haile Selassie Ber) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Agew Awi Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°57′N, 36°30′E and an elevation of 1583 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Guangua woreda.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Chagni has an estimated total population of 30,938, of whom 16,035 were males and 14,903 were females.^[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 17,777 of whom 8,437 were males and 9,340 were females.

Around 1957, the primary school in Chagni was at the westernmost end of the telephone lines in Gojjam.^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
2. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 26 November 2007)