Sagure

Sagure is a town in south-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 07°45′N 39°09′E with an elevation of 2568 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Digeluna Tijo, woreda.

Sagure
Sagure Location of Sagure in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 07°45′N 39°09′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	Arsi
Elevation	2,568 m (8,425 ft)
Population  (2005)[1]
• Total	9,960
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Sagure has an estimated total population of 9960 of whom 4597 were males and 5363 were females.[2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,582 of whom 2,493 were males and 3,089 were females.

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website include the results of a survey performed by members of the Chilalo Agricultural Development Union. In April 1967 they reported that Sagure had about 400 households with a little more than 1,300 settled inhabitants, but there could be 8,000 visitors on the market day. Of individuals older than 10, about 50% of the males and 10% of the females could read and write; one quarter of the family heads had attended school at some period. The inhabitants were about 50% Oromo and 30% Amhara, of whom only 10% did not belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.[3]