Finote Selam
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Mirab Gojjam |
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Finote Selam (Amharic: ፍኖተ ሰላም) is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, by road 387 km from Addis Ababa and 176 km from Bahir Dar.[3] By air, the distance from Addis Ababa is 246 km.[4] Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", is the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian invasion on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet. Now Finote Selam is the capital city of West Gojjam Zone. This town has a longitude and latitude of Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. with an elevation of 1917 meters above sea level.
History
Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian invasion on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet.
In 1964, a hospital for lepers had been built in Finote Selam by the private fund "Swedish Aid to Leprous Children in Ethiopia".[5] The hospital, Finote Selam Hospital, is a district hospital although it not upgraded to a general hospital. The hospital has a limited resources. In 2019, there was a peaceful demonstration of hospital staff, asking for good governance and that "the hospital shall be general hospital".[6][7]
On August 25, 2016, during the 2016–2018 Ethiopian state of emergency, residents of Finote Selam demonstrated against the former TPLF-led government. Government forces then shot and killed a college student in the town in an attempt to disperse protesters.
Following the Ethiopian military's recapture of several towns in the Amhara Region during their clashes with Fano, a drone strike carried out by the Ethiopian military killed 26 people on 13 August 2023.[8] The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced they received "credible reports of strikes and shelling, including from Debre Birhan, Finote Selam, and Bure, resulting in many civilian casualties and damage to residential areas and public spaces".[9]
Demographics
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this town had a total population of 25,913, of whom 13,035 were male and 12,878 female. Most (95.91%) of the inhabitants practice Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 3.34% were Muslim.[10] The 1994 census reported a total population of 13,834.[11]
Education
Notable schools in Finote Selam include Damot Higher and Secondary School and Damot Preparatory school. Colleges in the town include Finote Selam Teachers College and Finote Damot TVET College are frontier.
Agriculture
Finote Selam and the neighbouring woredas are known for production of teff, maize, peppers, beans and chickpeas, fruit and vegetables.
Tourism
Hotels in Finote Selam town include Damot Hotel, and Xtrem Hotel.[12]
Notable people
Prominent people from Finote Selam include scientist Segenet Kelemu and artist Yhunie Belay.[13][14]
Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Agency. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finote Selam Map | Ethiopia Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Distance from Finote Selam to Addis Ababa". www.distancefromto.net. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 22 April 2022)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."» Finote Selam Hospital staff are doing a peaceful demonstration". Retrieved 2019-03-14.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.jelford (2011-07-14). "Finote Selam Hospital". My Adventures In Ethiopia. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Air strike kills at least 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara". BBC News. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Suspected drone attack kills 26 civilians in Ethiopia". 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population and Housing Census 1994 – Amhara Region" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finote Selam Hotels | Best Hotels | Guest House | Hotel Reviews". www.ethiovisit.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."YehunieBelay". YehunieBelay. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview with the Boss - BecA-ILRI hub". hub.africabiosciences.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
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