Chinaksan
Cinaaksan (
Oromo) Jinacsani (
Somali) | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
Zone | East Hararghe |
District | Chinaksen |
Elevation | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 12,261 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Chinaksen ( Oromo: Cinaaksan, lit. "near the hole") ( Somali: Jinacsani) is a town located in Chinaksen woreda, East Hararghe Zone of the eastern Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This city has a latitude and longitude of 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E with an elevation of 1816 meters above sea level. Chinaksan is a historical settlement with stone walls built at the foot of an oval hill; on the hill are ruins of fortifications of Adalite origins during the Adal Sultanate period. [1] [2]
The writer Nega Mezlekia, an Amhara from Jijiga who had joined the Western Somali Liberation Front, relates how he participated in an attack on a Derg military training camp in Chinaksen. No prisoners were taken in the attack; those who surrendered were shot dead. [3] Early in the Ogaden War, Chinaksen was captured by Somali units as they advanced on Dire Dawa; it was recaptured by Ethiopian units between 5 and 9 February 1978. [4]
In late January 2009, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation completed a 27 km (17 mi) electric power line from Jijiga to Chinhahsan, while constructing six power distributors in the town. This provided 24-hour electric service to Chinhahsan for the first time. [5]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Chinaksen had an estimated total population of 11,558 of whom 5,981 are men and 5,577 are women. [6]
The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 7,753 of whom 3,951 were men and 3,802 women. The three largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Oromo (69.59%), Somali (20%), and the Amhara (5.8%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 3.89% of the residents. [7]
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