Dukem

Dukem
Duukam (Oromo)
Town
Dukem is located in Ethiopia
Dukem
Dukem
Location within Ethiopia
Dukem is located in Africa
Dukem
Dukem
Dukem (Africa)
Coordinates: 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E / 8.800; 38.900
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneOromia Special Zone
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Dukem (var. Dukam, Duukam; Oromo: Duukam) is one of the three sub cities in Bishoftu city Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Dukem has a latitude and longitude of 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E / 8.800; 38.900 and an elevation of 1950 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Akaki woreda.

Dukem is situated along the Addis Ababa–Adama Expressway and is a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railway. It is also the location of an industrial park covering 40 hectares owned and developed by East African Group (Ethiopia), Ltd.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dukem has an estimated total population of 8,704 of whom 4,095 are men and 4,609 are women.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lindahl, p. 38
  2. ↑ Lindahl, p. 24
  3. ↑ "Brief Profile of EAG Industrial Park"[permanent dead link] (accessed 27 February 2009)
  4. ↑ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

References

08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E / 8.800; 38.900