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Country
  
Woreda
  
Chencha

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Population
  
10,488 (2005)

Zone
  
Gamo Gofa Omo

Elevation
  
2,732 m (8,963 ft)

Local time
  
Saturday 7:45 AM


Region
  
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 2 km/h, 56% Humidity

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Chencha (also known as Dincha) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, 37 kilometers north of Arba Minch, Chencha has a longitude and latitude of 6°15′N 37°34′E and an elevation of 2732 meters above sea level.

Contents

Map of Chencha, Ethiopia

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Chencha has an estimated total population of 10,488 consisting of 4,750 men and 5,738 women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 5,787 of whom 2,630 were males and 3,157 were females. It is one of three towns in Chencha woreda.

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History

Chencha had been the capital of Gamu-Gofa province until those offices were transferred to the more accessible city of Arba Minch in 1962. It has been the administrative center of Chencha woreda since at least 1964.

Dejazmach Beyene Merid had established his seat as governor of Gamu-Gofa at Chencha by 1935, when he was visited by missionaries and a German expedition.

References

Chencha Wikipedia


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