Ogolcho
Ogolcho is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 08°03′N 39°00′E / 8.050°N 39.000°E with an elevation of 1687 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Ziway Dugda woreda.
Overview
[edit]According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone service, postal service, and electricity.[1]
According to materials on the Nordic Africa Institute website, Ogolcho was the administrative center of a woreda at least as early as the 1980s.[2]
According to data from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, the population of Ogolcho was estimated to be 4,338, with 2,220 males and 2,118 females.[3] In contrast, the 1994 national census indicated that the town had a population of 2,424, consisting of 1,204 males and 1,220 females.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ogolcho, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.0 (0.47) |
47.0 (1.85) |
44.0 (1.73) |
85.0 (3.35) |
41.0 (1.61) |
72.0 (2.83) |
132.0 (5.20) |
118.0 (4.65) |
89.0 (3.50) |
32.0 (1.26) |
11.0 (0.43) |
6.0 (0.24) |
689 (27.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 59 |
| Source: FAO[4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone, Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 19 January 2008)
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 16 January 2008)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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