Shewa Robit (
Amharic
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: ሸዋ ሮቢት)also known as Robi, Shah Robit, Shoa Robit
or Robit is a town in north-central
Ethiopia
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. Located in the
North Shewa Zone of the
Amhara Region
The Amhara Region (), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people, Amhara, Awi people, Awi, Xamir people, Xamir, Argobba people, Argobba, a ...
, this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 1280 meters above sea level. Shewa Robit holds its market on Tuesdays. Ethiopia's largest prison is in this town.
History
In May 2009, a group of rebels claiming to belong to the Ethiopian Unity and Justice Movement allegedly attacked the police station and other targets in Shewa Robit.
On 21 March 2021, an ambulance carrying 12
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* Oromo people, an ethnic group of Ethiopia and Kenya
* Oromo language, an Afroasiatic language
See also
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*Orma (clan), Oromo tribe
*Oromia
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people was
attacked by
Fano (militia)
Fano () is an ethno-nationalist Amhara militia and former protest movement. It has engaged in violent clashes throughout Ethiopia in the name of neutralizing perceived threats to the Amhara people. Fano has absorbed many units and personnel of ...
, leading to the death of all 12 people.
On 21 November 2021, Shewa Robit was claimed to be controlled by the
Tigray Defence Forces
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and
Oromo Liberation Army
The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA; , WBO) is an armed opposition group active in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The OLA consists primarily of former armed members of the pre-peace deal Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who refused to disarm out of skep ...
On 1 December 2021, ENDF and Amhara Militias recaptured Shewa Robit after defeating the TDF and OLA in the area.
Demographics
Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency
The Central Statistical Agency, also known as the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ስታቲስቲክስ አገልግሎት), is an Ethiopian government agency designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that ...
in 2005, Shewa Robit has an estimated total population of 24,886 of whom 13,021 were men and 11,865 were
women.
CSA 2005 National Statistics
Table B.4 The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,360 of whom 2,553 were men and 2,807 were women. The inhabitants include members of the Argobba people
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.["Local History in Ethiopia"]
The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008) It is the largest settlement in Kewet
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woreda
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These districts are f ...
.
References
Populated places in the Amhara Region
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