The Kulfo River is a river in southern Ethiopia that rises in the western escarpment of the Main Ethiopian Rift in the Guge mountains .
18-566: It flows through Arba Minch and then through the Nechisar National Park on the isthmus between Lake Chamo and Lake Abaya . It usually drains into Lake Chamo but can also drain into Lake Abaya after heavy rains through a bifurcation located directly southwest of Arba Minch Airport . The lower reaches of the Kulfo River act as the spillway for Lake Abaya into Lake Chamo in case of high lake levels. The overflow point
36-426: A day's journey by road to the capital, Addis Ababa . A telephone line connecting the town to the capital, costing E$ 250,000, was turned up on 15 July 1967. Arba Minch had previously served as a capital city for Gamo Gofa Province (Gamo Gofa Teklay Gizat), North Omo Zone (Semen Omo), Kilil 9 (Region 9), Gamo Gofa Zone, and now is serving as a capital city of Gamo Zone . The Norwegian Lutheran Mission opened
54-509: A new woreda with its full governmental structures) and Ezo woreda, formerly among the kebeles in the chencha woreda. The town of Checha is known for traditional clothing of Shema as it includes the Dorze and other communities with traditional weaving undertakings. Chencha is a temperate climate zone with the potential and current production capacity of fruits and vegetables, different kinds of root plants, cereals, and timber trees. The town of Chencha
72-575: A station at Arba Minch in 1970, which included a trade school; the school's operation was later taken over by the Mekane Yesus Church. At the beginning of the Ethiopian Revolution public demonstrations occurred in the town, and four people were killed in clashes with the police on 28 March 1974. Following the revolution privately held plantations were made into state farms . The 193 million birr Arba Minch Textile Mill
90-510: A total population of 5,787 of whom 2,630 were males and 3,157 were females. It is one of three towns in Chencha woreda . Chencha had been the capital of Gamo-Gofa province until those offices were transferred to the more accessible city of Arba Minch in 1962. It has been the administrative center of Chencha woreda since at least 1964. Chencha is currently divided into Chencha town administration and Chencha Zuria woredas (the surrounding as
108-416: Is 20 meters wide near its mouth, with a slope gradient of 10 m/km. The average diameter of the bed material is 14 mm ( gravel ). The river transports 53,480 tonnes of bedload and 327,230 tonnes of suspended sediment annually to Lake Chamo . Cytotaxonomic analysis of larval chromosomes from the Kulfo River area has revealed the existence of two newly recognized species of Black flies in
126-423: Is a tourist attracting place with the endowed beauty of nature and the topography of the town. Dejazmach Beyene Merid had established his seat as governor of Gamo-Gofa at Chencha by 1935, when he was visited by missionaries and a German expedition. Chencha is known for its tall bamboo houses. Especially older ones can be up to 5 metres. In former times an ostrich egg used to be placed at the top. The life span of
144-420: Is directly below an alluvial fan at an elevation of 1,190 m (at 6°00′39″N 37°35′07″E / 6.0109°N 37.5854°E / 6.0109; 37.5854 ). The riverbed then discharges the excess lake water into Lake Chamo . An important bridge over the river was restored in 2006. The river has dried out considerably in recent years. It is a braided river , with a catchment area of 300 km. It
162-547: The Great Rift Valley , Arba Minch consists of the uptown administrative centre of Shecha and 4 kilometers away the downtown commercial and residential areas of Sikela, which are connected by a paved road. On the eastern side of Sikela is the gate to Nechisar National Park , which covers the isthmus between Lake Abaya to the north and Lake Chamo to the south. Buses and taxis connect the uptown and downtown parts; both parts have schools. Kulfo River flows through
180-655: The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region , 37 kilometers north of Arba Minch , Chencha has a longitude and latitude of 6°15′N 37°34′E / 6.250°N 37.567°E / 6.250; 37.567 and an elevation of 2732 meters above sea level. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Chencha has an estimated total population of 10,488 consisting of 4,750 men and 5,738 women. The 1994 national census reported this town had
198-424: The capital from Chencha to Arba Minch ( Ganta Garo ). One of the reasons for Aemiroselassie Abebe to move the provincial center from Chencha to Arba Minch ( Ganta Garo ) was for travelers from Gidole to Chencha to take a break after a long, hot crossing of the arid Rift Valley area. This was because Arba Minch have plenty of recreational areas. Roads were built linking the new town to Soddo and making Arba Minch only
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#1732794486448216-504: The construction firm of Brehane Hagos to build a road 60 kilometers in length from this town to Belta . The United States military operated a facility at Arba Minch from 2011 until September 2015. The facility served as the base for several General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this town has a total population of 74,879, of whom 39,208 were male and 35,671 female. The majority of
234-483: The inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , with 56.04% of the population reporting that belief, 38.47% were Protestants , and 4.16% were Muslim . The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 40,020 of whom 20,096 were males and 19,924 were females. Chencha Chencha (also known as Dincha ) is a town in southern Ethiopia . Located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of
252-742: The presence of more than 40 springs. It is located in the Gamo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State , about 500 kilometers south of Addis Ababa , at an elevation of 1285 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Gamo Zone. It is surrounded by Arba Minch Zuria woreda. This Town has plenty of natural gifts including the bridge of God, Crocodile ranch, crocodile market, different fruits and vegetables, different fishes farmed from Chamo and Abaya Lakes, more than 40 springs, different cereals, and crops, surprisingly having
270-475: The river, Simulium kulfoense and S. soderense ; yet unlike other Black flies these species are not carriers of Onchocerca volvulus . This article related to a river in Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arba Minch Arba Minch ( Ganta Garo ) is a city and separate woreda in the southern part of Ethiopia . "Arba Minch" means "40 Springs", originated from
288-651: The town, and drains into Lake Chamo. Arba Minch was founded in the early 1960s by the Fitawrari Aemeroselasie Abebe in the area locally known as " Ganta Garo ". "Ganta Garo" mean in Gamo Ganta dere Language the land in which everything abundantly available for the people as well as for the animals. The city succeeded Chencha as the provincial capital city of Gamu-Gofa . The oral tradition has it that Fitawrari Aemiro Selassie Abebe had to fight with prominent figures of Chencha (Aba Gaga) to move
306-400: The two big Lakes in the country, lake Abaya and Chamo, respectively, next to Lake Tana, etc. This makes the town one of the tourist destinations in Ethiopia, which comprises Nech Sar National Park, home to the country's varied wildlife and plant species. Arba Minch received its name for the abundant local springs which produce a groundwater forest. Located at the base of the western side of
324-614: Was opened on 6 May 1992 in the presence of Ethiopian Prime Minister Tamirat Layne . The mill would produce polyester mixed with cotton grey fabrics. According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003 other amenities in Arba Minch include postal service, 24-hour electrical service, a bank and a hospital. In May 2010, the Ethiopian Roads Authority awarded a contract worth 563 million E$ to
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