Mojo (Oromo: Moojoo, Amharic: ሞጆ) is a town in central Ethiopia, named after the nearby Modjo River. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°39′N 39°5′E with an elevation between 1788 and 1825 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Lome district.

Mojo Moojoo (Oromo)
Town
A tef field near Mojo.
Mojo Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°39′N 39°5′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	East Shewa Zone
Woreda	Lome
Elevation	1,788 m (5,866 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	49,521
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

Mojo is not only accessible by road (a road connecting the town to Adama was built before the Italian conquest) but has been the location of a train station of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway since the line was extended from Dire Dawa to Akaki in 1915. With the railroad, Mojo also gained telegraph (later telephone) service and a restaurant to serve travelers.[1] Modjo now has a dry port. [2]

Population

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Mojo had an estimated total population of 39,316 of which 20,038 were females. [3] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 21,997 of whom 10,455 were males and 11,542 were females.

History

The earliest mention of Mojo is in the Futuh al-Habasha, which mentions that Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi burned a village named "Masin" and a church belonging to the Emperor prior to the Battle of Shimbra Kure; at the time, Mojo was part of the former province of Fatagar.[4]

In June 1965, construction of the Ethio-Japanese Synthetic Textiles Mill began, with a budget of 15 million Birr. The Textiles Co. behind it was 49% Japanese and 51% Ethiopian owned, with a capital of 2.5 million Birr. The company formally introduced its products to the market at the beginning of August 1966; the factory went into 24-hour operation in December 1966 and had 152 looms. On 30 October 1996, an Ethiopian Air Force aircraft crashed into the marketplace, killing 8 people and injuring 94. About 50 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed by fire.[5]

References

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[ru] Моджо (Эфиопия)