Nazareth City

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The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 63.62% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 24.7% of the population were Muslim, and 10.57% were Protestant.

ABOUT Nazareth

Nazareth City

  • Nazareth is a city in central Ethiopia and the previous capital of the Oromia Region. It is located at an elevation of 1712 meters, 99 km southeast of Addis Ababa.
  • Nazareth is a busy transportation center. The city is situated along the road that connects Addis Ababa with Dire Dawa. A large number of trucks use this same route to travel to and from the seaports of Djibouti and Asseb Additionally, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad runs through Nazareth.
  • Adama University (formerly Adama Technical Teachers College) is located in Nazareth.
  • With an area of 29.86 square kilometers, Nazareth has a population density of 7,374.82; all are urban inhabitants.  A total of 60,174 households were counted in this city, which results in an average of 3.66 persons to a household, and 59,431 housing units.
  • Amharic was spoken as a first language by 59.25%, 26.25% spoke Oromiffa and 6.28% spoke Guragiegna; the remaining 8.22% spoke all other primary languages reported.