iop ia ". ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁some ▁Eth iop ians ▁moved ▁to ▁Wood bridge , ▁Prince ▁William ▁County ▁and ▁Ster ling , ▁L oud oun ▁County ▁during ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁prices ▁of ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁rent ▁rates ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁some ▁Eth iop ian ▁business es ▁had ▁opened ▁in ▁Sky line , ▁F alls ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁Maryland ▁Eth iop ians ▁have ▁settled ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁and ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County . ▁Commun ities ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁which ▁have ▁received ▁Eth iop ians ▁include ▁Green b elt , ▁Silver ▁Spring , ▁and ▁Tak oma ▁Park . ▁In ▁the ▁latter , ▁the ▁communities ▁are ▁Cl inton , ▁District ▁He ights , ▁Fort ▁Washington , ▁Ox on ▁Hill , ▁and ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o . ▁ ▁Institution s ▁ ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁Community ▁Center , ▁Inc . ▁( E CC , ▁), ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁Community ▁Development ▁Council ▁( E CD C ), ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁prom otes ▁increased ▁so cio e conom ic ▁standing , ▁culture , ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁res ett les ▁refuge es . ▁The ▁E CD C ▁provided ▁lo ans ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁persons ▁wish ing ▁to ▁own ▁business es ▁in ▁a ▁nine - year ▁period ▁ending ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ; ▁these