Hara Gebeya
Town in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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Hara Gebeya (Amharic: ሃራ ገበያ, "Hara Market") or Hara is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia.[1] It is located in Guba Lafto woreda in the Amhara Region. It is situated at an altitude of 1520 metres.[2] In 2019, it had a population of 28,096.[1]
Hara Gebeya
ሃራ ገበያ | |
|---|---|
  Hara Gebeya Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′N 39°44′E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Zone | North Wollo Zone |
| Woreda | Guba Lafto |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 28,096 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics
In 2019, the town had a population of 28,906, comprising 14,188 males and 13,908 females. According to a 2017 survey, 86.1% of population was Muslim, while 13.9% was Ethiopian Orthodox.[1] 69.4% of the population was illterate, while 14.6% of the population had at most a primary education and 3.1% attained secondary education or higher. There was one ART clinic, 7 health posts, and 5 private clinics in the town.[1]
Transport
Hara Gebeya is planned to become a major junction in Ethiopia's national railway network. It will receive a railway station in one of the new standard gauge railways connecting Addis Ababa with a port at Djibouti.[3] It is the terminus of the Awash–Weldiya Railway and starting point of the Weldiya–Mekelle Railway, both of which will, despite their names, bypass Weldiya entirely.[4] It will also be the starting point of the proposed Hara-Gebeya-Asaita-Tadjoura railway.
