Dukem (var. Dukam, Duukam; ) is a town in central

Oromia Region Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

.Lindahl, p. 38 Located in the

Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne The Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne () is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia that surrounds Addis Ababa (also known as Finfine: literally "natural spring", in the Oromo language). It was created in 2008 from parts of North Shewa Zon ...

, 37 kilometers southeast of

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...

and 10 kilometers northwest of Bishoftu,Lindahl, p. 24 this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1950 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of

Akaki Akaki ( Oromo: ''Aqaaqii'') is a woreda or district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Akaki is bordered on the southwest by the Southwest Shewa Zone, on the west by Sebeta Hawas, on the northwes ...

Aanaa. Dukem is situated along the Addis Ababa–Adama Expressway and is a station on the

Ethio-Djibouti Railway The Ethio-Djibouti Railway (, C.D.E.; ) is a metre gauge railway in the Horn of Africa that once connected Addis Ababa to the port city of Djibouti City, Djibouti. The #Operating company, operating company was also known as the Ethio-Djibouti ...

. It is also the location of an

industrial park An industrial park, also known as industrial estate or trading estate, is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more heavyweight version of a business park or office par ...

covering 40 hectares owned and developed by East African Group (Ethiopia), Ltd. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dukem has an estimated total population of 8,704 of whom 4,095 are men and 4,609 are women.CSA 2005 National Statistics
, Table B.4

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