URBANISM AND URBANIZATION AMONG THE OROMO OF WESTERN ARSI, THE CASE OF KORE TOWN.

Abstract This study deals with the history of Kore town from 1936-2008. It study about social economic and administrative themes’ of the town starting from the time of its foundation, Italian occupation, Imperial period, Derg and Post Derg up to 2008. Before the coming of Italian to the area of present Kore town, the market place was ruled by Abba Gadaa of Doda clan and Ali clan and also ruled by, ato Finqabo and nagadras Waldeyas ruled the town respectively until the Italian occupation. Following the coming of Italian to area, the power of ruling market was transferred to Italian. As they come to Kore town, Italians removed the past governor called Negadres Woldeyas and assigned their own ruling system. The Italians tried hard to expand different social services such as school, health center and constructed road as well. The post Italian occupation was the land mark in the history of Kore town. During the Derg period, town of Kore was not the center of woreda. It was the center of kebele. During the post Derg period, in 2005, Kore gained the status of woreda. As a result, Kore town become the center of Kore district. In the town different social service are developed from time to time. In the process of writing thesis, sources such as oral sources, published and unpublished materials were used. To write the thesis, there are different challenges that I faced. Above all, I was challenged by the absence of archive materials which is related to the history of Kore town. The thesis argued the factors that limited developments of Kore town such as maladministration, corruption, the nearness of Kore town to Kofale town and existence of people strike in the town.