Ketema

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Ketema
Ketema (Ethiopië  )
Ketema
Ketema
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°03′N 36°19′E / 11.05, 36.317
Country Ethiopia
Region Benishangul-Gumuz
Special Woreda Pawe
Population (2005)
 - Total 3,262
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Ketema is a town in western Ethiopia. Its name comes from the Amharic word ketema, meaning a fortified encampment. It is one of three towns located in the Pawe special woreda of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Ketema has an estimated total population of 3,262 of whom 1,540 were males and 1,722 were females.[1] According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 1,896 of whom 891 were males and 841 were females.

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Coordinates: 11°03′N 36°19′E / 11.05, 36.317