Dambi Dolo is known for goldsmith work and for tej production. Originally known as Sayo, after the semi-autonomous kingdom that had ruled in this area in the years after , by this town served as the seat of the governors of this part of south-western Ethiopia until the Italian conquest.
That same year, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia opened a branch in the town. The last military action of the Oromo Liberation Front OLF before the demise of the Derg occurred at Dembi Dollo, when some of its units reportedly killed more than government soldiers. However, when the OLF found that their efforts to field candidates in the rest of the Oromia region were frustrated by the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization the OLF withdrew from the government in Currently a modern water supply system is under construction in the town and will be completed by October The national census reported a total population for this town of 29,, of whom 15, were men and 14, were women.
The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants , with The census reported this town had a total population of 19, of whom 9, were males and 9, were females.
It is the largest settlement in Sayo woreda. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Place in Oromia, Ethiopia. Dembi Dollo. Retrieved 29 June Retrieved 13 January Cities of Ethiopia. Categories : Populated places in the Oromia Region. Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from July Articles with permanently dead external links Webarchive template wayback links Use dmy dates from August Articles with short description Coordinates on Wikidata.
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