Migration and Rural-Urban Linkages in Ethiopia

asket products, and buying dairy products. The Bole locality is preferred for sellingcoffee, chat and clay products, and buying potatoes, cereals and cattle.Most poor people tend to undertake frequent visits to Agena, while the rich frequentlyvisit Bole due to the availability of goods that can meet the needs of the people. Thus,economic linkages in the area seem to be related to the type and availability of goods aswell as proximity and distance.Social links to other areas are influenced by the presence of popular religious sites andsocial services. For religious purposes, most of the Orthodox Christians travel to DibreteGura, Ezha and Dakuna, while the Muslims often go to a place called Abret that issituated in the border between Cheha and Enemor districts.The availability of modern health services at Atat town attracts villagers to maintainimportant links. Others, who want to obtain traditional medication, prefer to visit a placecalled Luke in the lowland or Kola, as well as Eba and Yedoro Gebeya.Korodegaga, OromiaThe most important urban centres for the people of Korodegaga are: Dera, a marketcentre with education and administration facilities; Bofa in Eastern Shewa, a marketplace; Awash Melkasa, which is important for health, market and education; Nazareth,which is important for health, market, education and is the site of the ZonalAdministration; Sire, which is important for its market; Sodere, which is nearest to thesite and is important for petty trade, recreation and primary education; and Addis Ababa,which is an important location mainly for rich people. Sodere is a critical town for poorpeople, who earn their living by selling firewood and products from irrigated farms, inparticular vegetables like tomatoes, onions and peppers.The most important rural areas for local people of Korodegaga include Sire (Kechile),Itaya, Dikisisa, Dera, Asella , Kobo, Boset (Shewa) and Bale. For instance, Sire, which islocated to the east of Korodegaga, has economic importance due to the trade of livestockthat occurs there. Itaya, which is located to the southwest of Korodegaga, has botheconomic and social value, as there have been a number of marriages between the twoareas, and there are places for grazing and agricultural lands. Dodota-Koro has strongcultural, economic, social, cultural and environment ties with the other communities ofDodota.54