Gidole

Gidole is a town in southern

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of 05°39′N 37°22′E / 5.650°N 37.367°E

with an elevation ranging from 2045 to 2650 meters above sea level. The town Gidole is named after the Kitoola people with a little bit modification, an ethnic group inhabiting southern Ethiopia.

‘Kitoola’ ethnic is a large group living in and around Gardulla [1] Mountain as well as on the eastern flank of Ganjuli basin. This Kitoola ethnic comprises five large societies (viz; Dhirashaa, Mosiye, Kusume, Mashole, Dhobase)^[2] and few migrants having different backgrounds. The Kitoolian speaks Cushiatic language 'Kitoolia' with different dialects.^[3] They use different musical instruments for their casual holiday celebrations. “Shonqaa”, “mayra”,”kulluutot”,”Filla” and “Lollat are among many.

History

According to

Menelik II conquered them; the woman was still alive at the time of Neumann's visit.^[4]

During the Italian occupation, the occupiers opened a post office in Gidole on either 11 or 17 November 1937; the sources are unclear about the exact date.^[2]

In the 1950s, Gidole was the administrative center of one of the provinces, Gamo Gofa Teqlay Gizat, which was later incorporated to create

Borana caravans supplied the market in Gidole with salt.^[2]

Demographics

Based on figures from the

Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gidole has an estimated total population of 14,799 of whom 7,107 were men and 7,692 women.^[5]

The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 8,167 of whom 3,935 were men and 4,232 women.

Notes

^ History of Events and Internal Development
^ ^a ^b ^c "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 13 December 2007)
^ Emiru Mulatu (resident in Gidole)
^ Oscar Neumann, "From the Somali Coast through Southern Ethiopian to the Sudan", Geographical Journal, 20 (October 1902), pp. 373-398
^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

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[1] History of Events and Internal Development

[NAI-web-2] "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 13 December 2007)

[3] Emiru Mulatu (resident in Gidole)

[4] Oscar Neumann, "From the Somali Coast through Southern Ethiopian to the Sudan", Geographical Journal, 20 (October 1902), pp. 373-398

[5] CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

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