Kulubi
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Kulubi is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, lying south of Dire Dawa, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2130 meters above sea level.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Kulubi has an estimated total population of 4,478 of whom 2,318 were males and 2,160 were females.[1] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 2,501 of whom 1,257 were males and 1,244 were females. It is one of two towns in Meta woreda.
Kulubi is known for its massive church, the destination for twice-yearly pilgrimages (on 26 July and 28 December). This church was erected in 1962, replacing one Ras Makonnen had erected to celebrate the Ethiopian victory in the Battle of Adwa.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 27 May 2008)
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