Gocho Presentation
Gocho Presentation
Gocho Presentation
Construction Department
Urban Organization Plan Preparation
and Monitoring Core Process
Gocho Town Basic Plan Presentation
February/2015 EC
Gocho
Background of the Study
• Million Shoya: Conducted land use and road network and other
planning issues
Physical Characteristics of the Study Region
The urban population size was only 9282 which are 9 % of the total
This level of urbanization is very small when compared with the Southern
Pre-Foundation History
The study of pre-foundation history focuses on the general situations
prior to the actual foundation of the town.
It is obvious that there had been certain factor that contributed a lot
behind the emergence and development of a given urban center.
etc.
The naming of the places in the area was taken from the person that was
seen first (for instance Elias Wochamo was the first famous person to be
seen in area).
The name of Gocho is not far from this. According to local elders the
name Elias Wochamo was taken from the first settler of the area.
According to the informants the first place where people settled together
As the legendary history of local elders, the area currently known as Gocho, took
the name after the person who came fro
It was sometimes referred as the so called Bubula Eqqaa (locally known as the
God of Bubula clan).
The person played a leading role in holding the community together for different
tasks like economic development, peace keeping, and other social aspects.
Gradually, the new settlers of the area adopted this trend and called the place
‘Gocho’
The Establishment of the Town
According to informants the present gocho was founded in 1954 E.C as
rural center.
The place was selected as a village center because it was a transit area for
the king of wolayta, king Sana.
According to the informants the first market was opened by the order of
king Sana.
In fact the first houses were huts (houses made from grass).
Gradually the urbanized form of living appeared for the first time around
the market.
The major reasons behind the foundation of Gocho as
an urban center:
Cereals (especially maize and coffee) were produced and
exchanged to Wolayta soddo from this area with the help of horses.
It was a transit area for the kings and his followers (especially for
king Sana) the king of Wolayta.
Education
At the beginning teaching was started only first grade level,
Road construction
The first road (truck) that link Wolayta Soddo town with Halale was
constructed with the help of Dejazemach Woldesemayat during
1956.
It was a period where by the town was found as its infancy and the
The first road (truck) was constructed with the help of Dejazemach
• During this period the trade activities were better than the previous regime.
• The following are some the major achievements that were recorded during
Derg regime
•In general since advent of EPRDF the following achievements were seen;
It has a significance effect to carry out the land use plan.
The altitude of the town ranges from 1400 above sea level to
1890 meters above sea level.
expansion area.
etc.
One of the major constraints of the town is shortage of appropriate land for
physical development.
At present the only expansion direction of the town is towards north western
Other places have rugged terrain so that they can’t be used for settlement.
Drainage System and Surface water
As it is explained earlier, Gocho and its environment are classified
within Omo – Gibe drainage basin.
All rivers that arise from the surrounding high lands discharge in to
Omo River, which re found t near distance from the study town.
The dominant wind direction is the wind over the town that
blows from east highland part of the town to west lowland parts
mainly during bega season.
There is one open market in the town that held on, Wednesday.
The existing open market holds not enough area in that during
market days facilitates easy movement of people to different
directions.
In terms of bus station, the town has formal bus station. But the
place is not sufficient for the future bus station.
Thus, the new plan needs to incorporate bus station which gives
service for the entire population.
Thus, planning solution is needed in that the new proposed plan should
have to incorporate a space for abattoir services.
Hence, the alternative site for this service will be sited in relation to the
direction of the prevailing wind direction in the town and yet the south
western part of the town is recommended to be the area for the abattoir
service.
Since, it is a lower land near the mountain side; it does not pollute the
environment.
Municipal Cemetery
As it is one of the most significant land issues in any town, it should be
considered carefully in land use planning.
As the municipality gives this service for the poor, helpless, new comer
with no relatives, having land identified for the service under municipality
is a must.
Gocho town was the beneficiary of wire telephone service since 2001 E.C.
However, the limited telephone services in the town because of the low
Thus, Wells, springs, streams and rivers are the main sources of
potable water in the study area.
2015=3548
2020=4510
2025=5,731
Ethnic Compositions
placeplace
worshiping place cemetery
No Religion Remark
of Adherents
Have Do not Have Do not
of Worshiping
have have
Adherents
Worshiping Have Do not Have Do not
have have
No ofNo
No. ofNo.
GochoGocho
1 Protestant √ 4 2104 √
21 Protestant
Orthodox √√ 24 2104
1429 √√
32 Catholic
Orthodox √√ -2 -
1429 -√ - - -
43 Muslim
Catholic √√ -- -- -- -- -- --
5 Others - - 15
4 Muslim √ - - - - - -
Total 7 3548
5 Others - - 15
Education Service
Government Private
1 Kindergarten 1 1
2 Primary(1-8) 1 - 1
During the planning years 2015 – 2025 EC one new kindergarten schools at
During the next ten planning years expanding the existing primary and
Therefore, land for the construction of additional class for primary and
Thus, land should be reserved for preparation of the above mentioned school
Presence house use for mixed purpose i.e. for dwellings and
commercial purposes.
town, in the year 2015EC there are 3548 peoples including those
who are incorporated in the new surveyed/Planning/ boundaries of
the town.
Thus, a total of 591 households are found of which male 548 and
43 are female households.
Thus during the ten planning years a total of 666 housings are
required.
Consequently, the planner should propose land for the lists written bellow.
1. play grounds
2. public libraries
3. Standard stadium
5. Public Square
6. Green space
7. Playing loots
8. Cinema house
9. Public hall
• 10. Museum
•All the above mentioned services are not found within the study town. Thus, during land use planning