Wenji Gefersa () a town in central

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 ...

. Located in the

East Shewa Zone East Shewa () is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. East Shewa is located at the center of Oromia, connecting the western regions to the eastern ones. This zone is bordered on the south by the West Arsi Zone, on the southwest by the Central Et ...

of the

Oromia 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 ...

, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level.

Overview

Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'itkilt Wana Mesreya church and the

Wonji Sugar Plantation Wenji Gefersa () a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level. Overview Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'itkilt Wana Mesreya ...

, which covers about 7050 hectares of land. A paper mill was opened in Wenji Gefersa in 1970. In the latter part of August 1968, approximately 2,000-4,000 workers from the plantation marched to

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 ...

in a labor protest; they were met by military fire and several workers were killed."Local History in Ethiopia"
The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 November 2007)

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, Wenji Gefersa has an estimated total population of 23,510 of whom 11,456 were males and 12,054 were females.CSA 2005 National Statistics
Table B.4 The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 13,156 of whom 6,213 were males and 6,943 were females. This was a dramatic decrease from the 38,408 recorded in 1987. It is one of five settlements in

Nannawa Adama Nannawa Adama (; ) is a Districts of Ethiopia, woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the East Shewa Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Great Rift Valley, Adama Zuria is bordered on the south by the Arsi Zone, on the southwest by ...

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Populated places in the Oromia {{Oromia-geo-stub