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| Geographical Location |
The
Dire Dawa Provisional Administration is located in the
eastern part of Ethiopia.
The administration is
bordered by the Shinile Zone of the Somali National
Regional State on the northwest, and northeast,
and
by the eastern Hararghie Region of the Oromia National
Regional State on the south, southeast, and east.
The Provisional Administration is estimated to have a
total land area of 128,802 hectares of land, of which
97.73% covers the rural area,
and the remaining
2.27% accounts for the land area used by the region’s
main urban centre:
Dire Dawa City, located 515 km
from Addis Ababa, 55 km from Harar, and 313 km from Port
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| Climate |
The
climatic condition of the Provisional region seems to be
greatly influenced by its topography,
which lies
between 950 – 1250 MASL, and which is characterized by
warm and dry climate with a relatively low level of
precipitation.
The mean annual temperature of the
Provisional Administration is about 25.40C.
The
average maximum temperature of the Administration is
31.40C,
while its average minimum temperature is
about 18.20C.
The region has two rain seasons; that
is, a small rain season from March to April, and a big
rain season that extends from August to September.
The aggregate average annual rainfall that the region
gets from these two seasons is about 604 mm.
On the
other hand, the region is believed to have an abundant
underground water resource. |
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| Population |
The population of the region is at present estimated
to be about 369,674, of which 73.6% reside in the urban
area and the rest 26.4% live in rural areas.
Being
one of the largest urban centers in the country, Dire
Dawa has become home for peoples from a number of
nations and nationalities found in the country as well
as for people from India, Yemen, Turkey, etc.
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| Languages and Religions |
A
number of Ethiopian Languages including Oromiffa,
Amharic, Somali, Guragigna, Tigrigna, Harari, etc. are
widely spoken in Dire Dawa
by the people from the
various nations and nationalities living in Dire Dawa.
Amharic is used as a working language in the city.
Arabic also serves as a medium of communication in some
sectors of the city.
The presence of conducive
environments like similarity in lifestyles, closeness
and friendship
2 Prepared by the Dire Dawa
Provisional Administration Investment Agency, March 2005
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| G E N E R A L F E A T U R E |
among
the people of the city have contributed to the creation
of a unique blending of custom that transcends any
cultural and language barriers.
As a result of this,
nearly all the people living especially in the central
and eastern sections of the city are able to speak two
or more languages.
The predominant religions
practiced in the region are Islam and Christianity.
However, we can find people from other religious groups
like Hindu and the like in the city.
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| Residential Houses and Real State
Development |
2.1. Those who would like to construct a residential
house for a family in the 105m2 of land can get land
freely with out any lease payment.
2.2. Those who
would like to construct a residential house on a land
bigger than the one specified above will have to pay in
accordance with the rule in the procedures for the
provision of land for the construction of residential
houses.
2.3. On the other hand, when the residential
house to be constructed by the investor can accommodate
30 family members, the investor can have a 20 %
reduction from the lease payment, while he can get a 2 %
progressive reduction for every 10 houses he constructs
then after.
2.4. Those who construct a G + 3 and
above will receive a reduction of 5 % of the required
payment for every additional floor they set up.
NOTICE: We would like to inform that in this case the
down payment is 10 %, grace period 2 years, and the
period of time for settling the remaining payment is 30
years. |
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| Roads |
There are a number of roads with varying standards
connecting Dire Dawa with var- by the Dire Dawa
Provisional Administration Investment Agency,
March
2005 ious urban centers in the neighboring regional
states, and the neighboring country, Djibouti.
The
presence of a plan to upgrade the roads to a higher
level is a situation that is bound to play a crucial
role to the growth in the private investment sector in
the region. |
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| Air Transport |
| Dire Dawa has an international airport that plays an
essential role by ensuring its connection with the rest
of the world. |
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| Railway Transportation
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The Ethio-Djibouti Railway Line passes through Dire
Dawa.
The railway line will play an invaluable role,
as always, to the effort to move the various products,
raw materials, consumer goods, etc.,
to and fro the
country. It is an aspect that will play crucial roles to
the increase in the number of private investors willing
to invest in the region. |
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| Camping |
Tisisat
Falls on the Blue Nile, in northwestern Ethiopia, during
the dry season.
The falls are located on the
Ethiopian Plateau, about 32 km (20 mi) southeast of Lake
T’ana.
Lake T'ana, like Tisisat Falls and many other beautiful
sites in Ethioipia, is another popular spot where
tourist love to go camping.
T’ana, Lake, lake,
western Ethiopia, the largest in the country, covering
2,156 sq km (832 sq mi).
It is on the north central
plateau of Amhara in the Ethiopian highlands, near
Gonder. Lake T’ana is located 1,830 m (6,000 ft) above
sea level.
About 85 km (about 53 mi) long and 65 km
(41 mi) wide, the lake reaches a depth of about 15 m (about
50 ft).
About 50 streams, the largest of which is
the Little Abbai, or Upper Nile, flow into the lake.
The outlet of Lake T’ana, at its southeastern corner,
forms a bay about 17 km (about 11 mi) long and 12 km (8
mi) wide. From this bay issues the Abbai, or Blue Nile.
The lake contains a number of small islands. Fish
are caught by inhabitants of the several towns that lie
along its shore.
Chief of these towns are Bahir Dar
in the south and Gorgora in the north, once the capital
of the 16th- and 17th-century Abyssinian kings. |
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| Fishing |
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  Nine Rivers and streams between Addis Adaba and Goba
were stocked with trout in the early 1970's.
These
have thrived and are now available for sport fishing.
Brown Trout can be fished on a short stretch of the
Web River near Dinsho, while all the other Rivers are
stocked with Rainbow.
Fishing conditions are varied
- cascading waterfalls, deep still pools, or the tiny
narrow and clear Danka stream.
Good exercise,
beautiful scenery, peaceful surroundings, are all
combined in the one activity.
Tiger fish, sharp-toothed
catfish, barbel, and bream are among the many species of
fish.
Part of Ethiopia's Fishing areas include
hippopotamuses, buffalo, and two kinds of
antelope—lechwe and impalas—are common around fishing
scenes. |
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| Hunting |
Ethiopian
safari-hunting offers opportunity to bag a diversity of
game: The larger species of Ethiopian wildlife are
native to most parts of the country.
These include
the wild bore giraffe, leopard, hippopotamus, lion,
cheetah, buffalo, elephant, antelope, and rhinoceros.
The deer, rabbit, caracal, jackal, hyena, and
various species of monkey are common. The country is
home to 813 bird species.
Birds of prey include the
eagle, hawk, vulture, duck, waterfowl, pheasant and
other wild fowl.
Heron, parrot, and such game birds
as the snipe, partridge, teal, pigeon, and bustard are
found in abundance.
Jaguar, peccary, deer, duck,
dove, and turkey are also popular.
Ethiopian
safari-hunting offers opportunity to bag a diversity of
game: The larger species of Ethiopian wildlife are
native to most parts of the country.
These include
the wild bore giraffe, leopard, hippopotamus, lion,
cheetah, buffalo, elephant, antelope, and rhinoceros.
The European hunters generally go out for wild boar,
fox, red stag, rabbit, and various game birds. |
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