Location
Haromaya is located in Oromia National Regional State, East Hararghe zone at a distance of 506 km from Addis Ababa. Its astronomical location is 9°09´N to 9°32´ North latitude and 41°50´E to 42°05´E longitude.
Foundation
Haromaya town was founded in 1935.
Population
According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007, the population of the town was 30,728. Out of these 15,821 (49.84%) were males and 14,907 (50.16%) were females. Regarding age distribution 9326 (30.35%) were within the age group of 0-15 years, 19863 (64.64%) 16-60 years, and 1543 (5.02%) 60 years and above. The average household size in the town is calculated to be 4.2.
