Were Ilu
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Were Ilu ወረ ኃይሉ |
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 Were Ilu
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| Coordinates: 10°36′N 39°26′E / 10.600°N 39.433°ECoordinates: 10°36′N 39°26′E / 10.600°N 39.433°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Debub Wollo |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 10,062 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Were Ilu (Amharic: ወረ ኃይሉ?; Oromo: Warra Illu) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°36′N 39°26′E / 10.600°N 39.433°E. From the 1870s, Were Ilu had a Thursday market.
The Medhane Alem church, dating from at least from the early 1900s, is a notable local landmark. Empress Zewditu was born at Were Ilu, and Ras Habte Maryam was buried there.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 10,062 of whom 4,942 were men and 5,120 were women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,809 of whom 2,600 were males and 3,209 were females. It is the largest of three towns in Were Ilu woreda.
While still ruler of Shewa, Menelik II had a ketamma (or fortified camp) built at Were Ilu and Enewari in 1868 to guard his northern frontier and pacify the Wollo Oromo, who were his neighbors. In September of the following year, after Menelik had recaptured Maqdala, the Wollo chiefs came to Were Ilu at the Mesqel feast to make formal submission and take an oath of fealty to the king and to Muhammad Ali, whom Menelik had appointed governor of Wollo.
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