Hara Gebeya
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Hara Gebeya (
Amharic: ሃራ ገበያ, "Hara Market") or Hara is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia.[1] It is located in Guba Lafto woreda in the Amhara Region. It is situated at an altitude of 1520 metres.[2] In 2019, it had a population of 28,096.[1]
Demographics
In 2019, the town had a population of 28,906, comprising 14,188 males and 13,908 females. According to a 2017 survey, 86.1% of population was
Ethiopian Orthodox.[1] 69.4% of the population was illterate, while 14.6% of the population had at most a primary education and 3.1% attained secondary education or higher. There was one ART clinic, 7 health posts, and 5 private clinics in the town.[1]
Transport
Hara Gebeya is planned to become a major junction in Ethiopia's
standard gauge railways connecting Addis Ababa with a port at Djibouti.[3] It is the terminus of the Awash–Weldiya Railway and starting point of the Weldiya–Mekelle Railway, both of which will, despite their names, bypass Weldiya entirely.[4] It will also be the starting point of the proposed Hara-Gebeya-Asaita-Tadjoura
railway.
References
- ^ PMC 6689727.
- ^ Lindahl, Bernard (2005). "Local history of Ethiopia : Emamret - Enzoraja" (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute.
- ^ "Ethiopia: The Prime Minister Lays Foundation for the Mekelle-Hara Gebeya-Woldia Railway Project". Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ISBN 9781438478364.
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