Chinaksen
Chinaksen (Oromo: Cinaaksan, lit. "near the hole") is a town located in Chinaksen woreda, East Hararghe Zone of the eastern Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This city has a latitude and longitude of 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E with an elevation of 1816 meters above sea level. Chinaksan is a historical settlement with stone walls built at the foot of an oval hill; on the hill are ruins of fortifications of Adalite origins during the Adal Sultanate period.[1][2]
Chinaksan Cinaaksan (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Chinaksan Location within Ethiopia Chinaksan Chinaksan (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | East Hararghe |
| District | Chinaksen |
| Elevation | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 12,261 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The writer Nega Mezlekia, an Amhara from Jijiga who had joined the Western Somali Liberation Front, relates how he participated in an attack on a Derg military training camp in Chinaksen. No prisoners were taken in the attack; those who surrendered were shot dead.[3] Early in the Ogaden War, Chinaksen was captured by Somali units as they advanced on Dire Dawa; it was recaptured by Ethiopian units between 5 and 9 February 1978.[4]
In late January 2009, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation completed a 27 km (17 mi) electric power line from Jijiga to Chinhahsan, while constructing six power distributors in the town. This provided 24-hour electric service to Chinhahsan for the first time.[5]
Demographics edit
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Chinaksen had an estimated total population of 11,558 of whom 5,981 are men and 5,577 are women.[6]
The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 7,753 of whom 3,951 were men and 3,802 women. The three largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Oromo (69.59%), Somali (20%), and the Amhara (5.8%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 3.89% of the residents.[7]
References edit
- ^ Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir ʻArabfaqīh, Translated by Paul Stenhouse, Richard Pankhurst (2003). The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 77.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Northeast African Studies. Vol. 11. African Studies Center, Michigan State University. 1989. p. 115.
- ^ Nega, Mezlekia (2007). Coming of Age Around the World A Multicultural Anthology. New Press. p. 67. ISBN 9781595580801.
- ^ Gebru Tareke, "The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited," International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2000 (33), p. 658
- ^ "Chinakson Town gets 24 hr electric power service"[permanent dead link], Ethiopian News Agency, 29 January 2009 (accessed 28 May 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Tables 2.4, 2.13 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.