Wenji Gefersa

Wenji Gefersa (Oromo: Wancii Gafarsaa) a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°27′N 39°17′E with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level.

Wenji Gefersa Wanjii Gafarsaa (Oromo)
Wenji Gefersa Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°27′N 39°13′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	East Shewa Zone
Elevation	1,466 m (4,810 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Sugar plantation in Wenji Gefersa (1969)

Hospital (1969))

Overview

Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'itkilt Wana Mesreya church and the Wonji Sugar Plantation, which covers about 7050 hectares of land. A paper mill was opened in Wenji Gefersa in 1970.

In the latter part of August 1968, approximately 2,000-4,000 workers from the plantation marched to Addis Ababa in a labor protest; they were met by military fire and several workers were killed.^[1]

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Wenji Gefersa has an estimated total population of 23,510 of whom 11,456 were males and 12,054 were females.^[2] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 13,156 of whom 6,213 were males and 6,943 were females. This was a dramatic decrease from the 38,408 recorded in 1987.^[1] It is one of five settlements in Nannawa Adama.