Haro Maya (woreda)

Haro Maya (or Alemaya) is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the administrative center, Haro Maya. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone, Haro Maya is bordered on the south by Kurfa Chele, on the west by Kersa, on the north by Dire Dawa, on the east by Kombolcha, and on the southeast by the Harari Region. Towns include Alemaya and Bati.

The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1400 to 2340 meters above sea level; the highest points include Dof and Jeldo. The major river is the Amaresa; bodies of water include Lake Alemaya. A survey of the land in Haro Maya (released in 1995/96) shows that 36.1% is arable or cultivable, 2.3% pasture, 1.5% forest, and the remaining 60.1% is considered built-up, degraded or otherwise unusable. Khat, vegetables and fruits are important cash crops. Both Kombolcha and Haro Maya are major producers of vegetables for Djibouti.

An important local landmark is Haramaya University. G.W.B. Huntingford reports that two inscribed Islamic gravestones have been found near Bati which can be dated to AD 1000, and two more bear dates, one to A.H. 662 (AD 1263) and the other to A.H. 666 (AD 1267-1268). These indicate an early Muslim presence in the area

Industry in the woreda includes 34 grain mills and 2 metal works employing 100 people, as well as 485 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers. There were 33 Farmers Associations with 34,422 members and 5 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 331 members. Haro Maya has 35 kilometers of gravel and 83 of dry-weather road, for an average road density of 214.5 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 9.2% of the rural and 17% of the urban population have access to drinking water.

...
Wikipedia