Location
Negele town is located in Oromia National Regional State, Guji Zone, Liben wereda at a distance of 610 km from Addis Ababa. Its astronomical location is 50 06´ 23" North latitude and 400 40´ 25" East longitude.

Foundation
Negele town was founded in 1917 due to the establishment of the military garrison center in the south-east parts of the town.

The main reasons for foundation of the town are military camp, establishment of the markets, provision of food and local drinks, foundation of the Kidanemihret church in 1925, Italian invasion and subsequent occupation of the country (1936-1941), foundation of the Nur Mosque, establishments of the Negele Medical hospital in 1937, and moving of Borana Awraja from Mega to Negele town in 1941, settling of retired people in 1958.

In 1941, Negele town became seat of Borena and got Municipal status. The town got the first master plan in 1965. Since 2003 Negele remained as the capital town of the newly established Guji zone.

 Population
According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007 by the Central Statistical Authority, the population of the town was 36699. Out of this 19081 (52%) were males and 17618 (48%) were females. The average household size in the town is calculated to be 6.86 in the same period.