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'''Abomsa''' is a town in central [[Ethiopia]]; Located in the [[Arsi Zone]] of the [[Oromia Region]], the town has a latitude and longitude of {{coord|8|35|N|39|51|E}} and an altitude of 1438 meters. It is the administrative center of [[Merti]] [[woreda]]. Prior to 1995, it was the capital of Arba Gugu [[awrajja]].
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is provided with electricity on a 24-hour-a-day basis.<ref>[http://oromiagov.org/Socio%20Economic%20Profile/Arsi/Arsi%20Zone.pdf ''Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone''], Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 17 January 2008)</ref>
Emperor [[Haile Selassie of Ethiopia|Haile Selassie]] visited the veterans' resettlement project near the town on 31 December 1956, which had at the time {{convert|8000|acre|km2}} under cultivation. During his visit the Emperor announced that a school would be built at Abomsa.<ref>[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAA.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528224619/http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAA.pdf |date=2011-05-28 }} The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 11 June 2008)</ref>
== Demographics ==
Based on 2005 figures from the [[Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)|Central Statistical Agency]], Abomsa has an estimated total population of 19,208 of whom 9,548 were men and 9,660 were women.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731152750/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm |date=2008-07-31 }}, Table B.4</ref> The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,742 of whom 5,178 were men and 5,564 were women.
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Populated places in the Oromia]]