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For other uses of Moyale, see Moyale (disambiguation).
Moyale is a border town split between a larger Ethiopian area (which lies in southern Ethiopia in Oromia Region) and a smaller area in the Moyale District of Kenya. The town is inhabited by the Burji, Borana Oromo and Garre Somali. There are four disputed locations within the Moyale district between the Somali and Oromo region.[citation needed]
It is the main border post on the Nairobi-Addis Ababa road, located at 3°32′N 39°03′E / 3.533°N 39.05°ECoordinates: 3°32′N 39°03′E / 3.533°N 39.05°E.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, the Ethiopian part of Moyale has an estimated total population of 25,038 of whom 13,665 were males and 11,373 were females.[1] The 1994 Ethiopian census reported that their part had a total population of 10,543 of whom 5,659 were males and 4,884 were females. Meanwhile, the Kenyan part of Moyale has an urban population of 9,276 (1999 census)[1] and is the capital of Moyale District.
This market town lies north of the Dide Galgalu Desert and is known for its traditional architecture.
During World War II, both parts of the town was captured by Italians from Ethiopia in 1940, and retaken by the British on 15 July 1941. Tensions rose in the Kenyan side of Moyale in early 1999, after an Imam was shot dead during an Ethiopian raid across the Ethiopian-Kenyan border in pursuit of rebels of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The Kenyan residents of the town, held demonstrations condemning the action, which they attributed to Ethiopian security men who believed he was a sympathizer of the OLF.[2]
References
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- ^ "Horn of Africa, Monthly Review, December '98-January '99", UN-OCHA Archive (accessed 23 February 2009)
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