Adama Facts

Area36.7 km²
Population495,536
Male Population245,087 (49.5%)
Female Population250,449 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+336.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+78.2%
Median Age22.2 years (Male: 23, Female: 21.4)
NeighborhoodsKebele 11
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng8.55000, 39.26667

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Adama Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population113,534177,225278,027442,603495,536
Population Density3,094.6 / km²4,830.7 / km²7,578.2 / km²12,064.1 / km²13,506.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Adama Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 59.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Adama+289.8%+149.7%+59.2%
Oromia Region+252.4%+125.7%+57.3%
Ethiopia+204.4%+106.5%+49.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Adama Median Age

Median Age: 22.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Adama22.2 yrs21.4 yrs23 yrs
Oromia Region16.1 yrs16.3 yrs15.9 yrs
Ethiopia17.1 yrs17.4 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Adama Population Density

Population Density: 13,507 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Adama495,53636.7 km²13,507 / km²
Oromia Region37.3 million324,341.2 km²115 / km²
Ethiopia99.1 million1,128,902.4 km²87.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Adama Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Adama

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Adama

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Adama CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Adama20,470 tn0.04 tn558 tons/km²
Oromia Region1,152,603 tn0.03 tn3.6 tons/km²
Ethiopia3,092,124 tn0.03 tn2.7 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Adama CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)20,470 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)558 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (4.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/29/1512:35 AM4.376.4 km16,760 m20km NW of Metahara, Ethiopiausgs.gov
7/4/065:51 AM4.575.5 km10,000 mEthiopiausgs.gov
2/13/932:25 AM5.324.6 km12,400 mEthiopiausgs.gov
5/11/898:53 PM4.990.1 km10,000 mEthiopiausgs.gov
8/14/858:37 PM4.986.3 km33,000 mEthiopiausgs.gov

Adama

Adama (Oromo: Adaamaa or Hadaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ, Ädama, Ādama), also known as Nazret or Nazreth (Amharic: ናዝሬት?, Nazret), is a city in central Ethiopia and the previous capital of the Oromia Region. Adama forms a Special Zone of Oromia and is surroun..

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