Dader
Dadar (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Dader Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°19′N 41°27′E / 9.317°N 41.450°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | East Hararghe Zone |
| Woreda | Dadar |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 13,710 |
| Climate | Cwb |
Dader (Amharic: ደደር) is a town located in the East Hararghe Zone of the Oromia, Ethiopia with an altitude of 2,117 metres (6,946 ft) above sea level. It is the administrative center of the Dader District.
Between 1954 and 1967 Deder received telephone service. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of several schools in the town during the year 1968. By 1957 a Mennonite mission had been established in the town, which included a school and a hospital.[1]
In the 1930s Deder was a center of coffee production, having a coffee market on the saddle between the Mounts Oubi and Miinya. The town was occupied by the Italians 21 July 1936.[1]
- ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 3 May 2011)