Asella
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Asella አሰላ (Amharic) |
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 Asella
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| Coordinates: 7°57′N 39°7′E / 7.950°N 39.117°ECoordinates: 7°57′N 39°7′E / 7.950°N 39.117°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Arsi |
| Elevation | 2,430 m (7,970 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 110,088 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Asella (Amharic: አሰላ?), also Asela is a town and separate woreda in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region about 175 kilometers from Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of 7°57′N 39°7′E / 7.950°N 39.117°E, with an elevation of 2,430 meters. Asella hosts an airport (IATA code ALK). Asella was the capital of Arsi Province until that province was demoted to a Zone of Oromia with the adoption of the 1995 Constitution. It retains some administrative functions as the seat of the present Arsi Zone.
The 2007 national census reported a total population for Asella of 67,269, of whom 33,826 were men and 33,443 were women. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 67.43% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 22.65% of the population were Muslim, and 8.75% of the population were Protestant.
The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 47,391 of whom 21,993 were males and 25,398 were females.
Asella town got its start before the Second Italian-Abyssinian War. The Italian occupiers wanted to make Asela into a provincial capital, but they were unable to build more than one two-story building and some warehouses of masonry. The 6th brigade and two companies of the 5th brigade of the King's African Rifles captured Asella on 10 April 1941, after pursuing General De Simone south from Dire Dawa and forcing their way past the Awash River and a dug-in Italian position. Brigade headquarters were afterwards set up in the town.
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