Hirna

Hirna
Hirna
Town
Hirna is located in Ethiopia
Hirna
Hirna
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°13′N 41°6′E / 9.217°N 41.100°E / 9.217; 41.100
CountryEthiopiaEthiopia
RegionOromia RegionOromia
ZoneWest Hararghe Zone
Elevation
1,763 m (5,784 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
16,726
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Hirna (Oromo: Hirna) a town Located in the West Hararghe Zone Of Oromia, Ethiopia it has a latitude and longitude of 9°13′N 41°06′E / 9.217°N 41.100°E / 9.217; 41.100 and an altitude of 1763 meters above sea level. It is the larger of the two towns in Tulo woreda and is inhabited by the Ituu Oromo.[1]

History

The town of Hirna is located on the main highway between Chiro and Haramaya in the Chercher Mountains. This follows an old caravan route between Abyssinia and Emirate of Harar, which was in use during Arthur Rimbaud's residence at Harar city.[2]

In response to king Menelik's orders to occupy the Cherchers, in November 1886 Dejazmach Wolde Gabriel invaded the Emirate of Harar with Abyssinian militias, and set up camp at Hirna. According to Harold G. Marcus, his army "was in poor shape, reduced to a relatively small number by sickness and desertions." A night attack by Emir 'Abd Allah's army at the Battle of Hirna routed the Dejazmach's force, sending them fleeing westward towards the Awash River.[3]

Telephone service came to this town between 1954 and 1968.[4]

Notable local inhabitants include the artist Alemayehu Bizuneh (born 1934). He studied in France (1966–70), and Germany (1975–76) and later had a residency at the National Museum of Ethiopia in 1980.[4] Hirna is also home city of former Deputy Prime minister of Ethiopia Addisu Legesse.

Demographics

Young boy tying his bull in Hirna

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency, in 2005 Hirna has an estimated total population of 16,726, of whom 8,360 are men and 8,366 are women.[5] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 9,353 of whom 4,534 were men and 4,819 women.

References

  1. ^ Asnake, Gossa. A HISTORY OF HIRNA TOWN FROM ITS FOUNDATION UP TO 1991. Addis Ababa University. p. 88.
  2. ^ Rimbaud mentions Hirna in an itinerary he included in a letter written 26 August 1887 to his employer Alfred Bardey. I promise to be good: the letters of Arthur Rimbaud, translated, edited and with an introduction by Wyatt Mason (New York: Modern Library, 2003), p. 268
  3. ^ Harold G. Marcus, The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913, (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1995), p. 91
  4. ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 April 2011)
  5. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4 Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine

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