Arba Minch (Amharic, "forty springs") is a city in the of Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 355 km south of Addis Ababa, this town has a longitude and latitude of 6°2′N 37°33′E. It is the only town in the Arba Minch Zuria woreda. An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Semien Omo (or North Omo) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region SNNPR. This zone is named for the Omo River, which flows in its western area. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region. ... Addis Ababa cityscape Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used officially by the Ethiopian Mapping Institute; Amharic አዲስ አበባ, Ä€ddÄ«s Ä€bebā new flower; Oromo Finfinne) is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union, as well as its predecessor, the OAU. As a chartered city (ras gez astedader... Arba Minch Zuria (Amharic Greater Arba Minch Area) is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. ...

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Arba Minch has an estimated total population of 72,507, of whom 36,296 were males and were 36,211 females.^[1] According to the 1994 census, it had a population of 40,020. The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. ...

This city succeeded Chencha as the provincial capital of Gamu-Gofa, and held this honor until the demise of the province in 1995. Chencha is a town in southern Ethiopia. ... Gamu-Gofa was a province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Chenchen. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Arba Minch received its name for the abundant local springs which produce a groundwater forest. Located at the base of the western side of the Great Rift Valley, Arba Minch consists of the uptown administrative centre of Shecha and 4 km away the downtown commercial and residential areas of Sikela, which are connected by a paved road. On the eastern side of Sikela is the gate to Nechisar National Park, which covers the isthimus between Lake Abaya to the north and Lake Chamo to the south. The area is also known for wildlife, including crocodiles and hippopotamuses. A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations. ... Eucalyptus Forest at Swifts Creek in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. ... Northern section of the Great Rift Valley. ... Administrative Centre (in Norwegian administrativt senter) is often used in Norway to refer to a county town, or the place where the central administration of a Norwegian commune is located. ... Commerce is the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money between two or more entities. ... A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... Nechisar National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. ... Lake Abaya is a lake in Ethiopia. ... Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant, and three or four recently extinct, species in the family Hippopotamidae. ...

Arba Minch is known for fruit, including mango, banana, orange, apple, guava and pineapple. It is also known for its fish farms. It is the home of Arba Minch University. The town also is served by an airport, (ICAO code HAAM, IATA AMH). A demonstration aquaculture facility Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Arba Minch is host to the annual Festival of 1000 stars, a concert organized by the British charitable organization One Heart, dedicated to helping indigenous people support themselves through music.^[2] The next concert will be held in December, 2007.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3
2. ^ One Heart website
3. ^ Festival of 1000 stars (MySpace)

External links

• Picture of Arba Minch
• One Heart