household, and 59,431 housing units. The four largest ethnic groups reported in Adama were the Oromo (39.02%), the Amhara (34.53%), the Gurage (11.98%) and the Silte (5.02%); all other ethnic groups made up 9.45% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 59.25%, 26.25% spoke Oromo and 6.28% spoke Guragiegna; the remaining 8.22% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 63.62% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 24.7% of the population were Muslim, and 10.57% were Protestant. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 127,842 of whom 61,965 were males and 65,877 were females. Transport Adama is a busy transportation center. The city is situated along the road that connects Addis Ababa with Dire Dawa. A large number of trucks use this same route to travel to and from the seaports of Djibouti and Asseb (though the latter is not currently used by Ethiopia, following the Eritrean-Ethiopian War). Additionally, the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway runs through Adama. Education The Adama University was founded in 1993. Places of worship Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Christian churches and temples (Oriental Orthodox: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Protestant: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Evangelical Christian: Kale Heywet Word of Life Church, Full Gospel Believers Church, Catholic: Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba). There are also Muslim mosques. Sport Adama Stadium is the home of Adama City FC, a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation league. Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw). Twin towns – sister cities Adama is twinned with: Aurora, United States Sivas, Turkey References Further reading Briggs, Philip. Guide to Ethiopia. Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 1995. External links Adama Chamber of Commerce Cities and towns in Oromia Region Ethiopia Cities and towns in Ethiopia