RBANISM AND URBANIZATION AMONG THE OROMO OF WESTERN GUJI THE CASE OF QERCHA TOWN

Abstract The thesis entitled "Urbanism and Urbanization among Oromo of west Guji: case of Qercha town. It tries to reconstruct urban and urbanization among the west Guji in general and Qercha Qercha town in particular .In addition ,it attempts to explore the social ,cultural ,economic ,and political aspect of Guji Oromo in general and Qercha town in particular The major themes of this thesis were ,urbanism and urbanization ,social -cultural ,political and religious and economic .While conducting this thesis the research have attempted to utilized available archival materials. In due course oral sources, published and unpublished source were used.Guji one of the Oromo sub-clan living in southern part of Ethiopia mainly in today Borena and Guji admiration zone of Oromia regional state Prior to foundation of Qercha town the area was known by its natural resource such as densy forest that endowed with various wild life ,birds, good climate ,fertile and productive soil, enough water resources .There various interrelated factors that were responsible for the foundation of Qercha town including natural ,political, Historical,economic,socialandculturalfactor