Majete

Majete
Majete

Location within Ethiopia

Coordinates: 10°44′N 39°50′E / 10.733°N 39.833°E / 10.733; 39.833Coordinates: 10°44′N 39°50′E / 10.733°N 39.833°E / 10.733; 39.833
Country Ethiopia
Region Amhara
Zone Semien (North) Shewa
Population (2005)
  Total 7,487
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Majete is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°44′N 39°50′E / 10.733°N 39.833°E / 10.733; 39.833.[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Karakore has an estimated total population of 10,859 of whom 5,553 were males and 5,306 were females.[2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 6,247 of whom 2,922 were males and 3,325 were females. It is one of two towns in Antsokiyana Gemza woreda.

Notes

  1. There is also references to another settlement Majete also called "Iruf Kolemo", with a latitude and longitude of 10°27′N 39°51′E / 10.450°N 39.850°E. It is unclear if these are simply different geographical coordinates for the same Majete.
  2. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
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