Diche Oto
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| Diche Oto | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Region | Afar Region |
| Zone | Administrative Zone 1 |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 1,998 (est) |
Diche Oto is a town in northeastern Ethiopia, located in Administrative Zone 1 of the Afar Region. During the Italian occupation, the settlement was known as Diciotto, Italian for "eighteen."[1]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1,998 of whom 1,131 were males and 867 were females.[2] It is one of four towns in Elidar woreda.
Philip Briggs has described Diche Oto as "a rather odd settlement of brightly painted corrogated iron buildings with large balconies. As the last Ethiopian town before the Djibouti border, it is a popular stopover with truck drivers, and has consequently acquired an unexpectedly shifty, seedy atmosphere."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 15 February 2008)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 349
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