Semara

Semera (Samara in Afaraf) is a new city founded just ten years ago. It is located in the hot and dry Afar desert and Ethiopia’s youngest regional capital. With a population of 800 inhabitants, it is both the geographical and administrative center of the Afar region, located on the Addis Ababa – Djibouti highway. Semera is 580 km away from Addis Ababa. The population size of the regions population is estimated 1.4 million.

In the future, the official working language is going to change from Amharic to Afaraf.

The average family size consists of eight members, which is larger than other parts of Ethiopia. This is so because, polygamy is common and allowed by religious customs and tolerated by regional family law.

The UCBP in Semara

Contractor:
Sisay Desta Building Contractor
SD.B.C@ethionet.et
Tel.: 011-651-3770
         011-651-3786
         091-121-6425

Fax.: 011-663-2150

Site Office:
GTZ IS Semara
Tel.: +251-33-666-0509
Fax: +251-33-666 05 35

GTZ-IS Staff
Site Manager: Christoph Wilms
Senior Engineer: Aisha Mohammed Mussa
Junior Engineer: Mulusew Shoaseged
Junior Engineer: Samuel Abate
Office Administrator: Meron Mohammed
Storekeeper: Mohammed Awol
Driver: Ali Abdallah
Driver: Salih Hussien
Office support: Amina Yimam


MH Engineering:
Resident Engineer: Fitsum Asnake
Assistant Engineer: Zeleke Tadesse