Shambu
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 Shambu
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| Coordinates: 9°34′N 37°06′E / 9.567°N 37.100°ECoordinates: 9°34′N 37°06′E / 9.567°N 37.100°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Horo Gudru Welega |
| Elevation | 2,503 m (8,212 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 14,995 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Shambu is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Horo Guduru Welega Zone of the Oromia Region west of Lake Fincha'a, this town has an elevation of 2503 metres above sea level. It was the administrative centre of Jimma Horo woreda.
A Swedish reporter published in 1969, an account of conditions in Shambu Prison, which consists of a fenced-in area the size of a football field, and associated buildings. A deep trench 3x5 metres in size is the common latrine for about 130 men and women. Most of the prisoners are chained, and are fed once a day. The eight female prisoners were locked in a single room 8x3 metres and never allowed outside. The men are only confined at night into two rooms 8x12 metres, 60 men in each, and sleep directly upon the wooden floor.
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this town of 14,995, of whom 7,757 were men and 7,238 were women. The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 50.32% reporting that as their religion, while 38.24% were Protestants, and 9% were Moslem. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 11,327 of whom 5,463 were males and 5,864 were females.
It is early 1930s that schooling system has introduced to shambu and the surrounding residents. It is a remarkable occasion in a history to bring formal education to the society where 99.9% of the population is living in a rural and by agriculture at the time. However, the school had introduced only the primary and secondary schooling for about a decade where luckier youths of farmer's were attending their secondary school in Nekemte by walking by their bare foot.
The contribution of the first generation with the super mind and perfect talent had contributed for the fast civilization of the society to put the finger print in both Ethiopian and Oromian history. However, the political instability and food insecurity has persisted the problem of fast development of the town as per the required as the maker of the history.
Today both public and private public schools are emerging as a result of the introduction of private stakeholders on the area. However, the following list comprise the oldest to the recent primary schools operating in the heart of the town nowadays:
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