Bako, Oromia

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Bako is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the West Shewa Zone of the Oromia, on the all-weather highway between Addis Ababa (Finfinne) and Naqamte, this town has a longitude and latitude of Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. Bako is the administrative center of Aanaa Bako Tibe.

Bako Tibe.

During the Italian occupation, Bako is mentioned as having a medical clinic and a school. In 1948, Swedish missionaries opened a medical clinic in the town, which evolved into a mission station by 1953. By 1967, the town had phone service, as well as a primary and junior secondary schools; there was also a school for the blind, which had been moved from Addis Ababa to Bako 1961.[1] The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Bako in 1968, which is the national center for improving the yield of maize.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bako has an estimated total population of 18,641 of whom 9,370 are men and 9,271 women.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 10,422 of whom 5,082 were men and 5,340 women. It is the largest of three towns in Bako Tibe.

Climate

Bako has a warm subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with a short dry season in December and January and a lengthy though not intense wet season covering the remaining ten months of the year.

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  1. "Local History in Ethiopia" Template:Webarchive The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 2 March 2009)
  2. EARI list of research centers Template:Webarchive (accessed 30 April 2009)
  3. CSA 2005 National Statistics Template:Webarchive, Table B.4

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