Determinant of Factors that Affect the Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities of Bonga Town: Cross Sectional Data

Getinet Gezahegn Gebre

doi:10.7176/jesd/11-9-03

Abstract

This study examined the Determinant of Factors that Affect the Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities of Bonga Town of south west region which is the capital city of Kafa Zone and 449 km from Addis Ababa. The general objective of the study is to assess examined the determinant of factors that affect the Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities of Bonga Town. The specific objectives were to examine the determinant of factors that affect the Rural-Urban on rural communities. Migration is the movement of population from one area to another area. The researches were used Primary and secondary data. The study used descriptive method to describe and interpret the details of determinant of Factors that Affect the Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities. The representative population is selected by using Simple random samplings. The sample used in these studies is 80s, which are selected from total migrates of selected kebeles. In order to identify the determinant factors for rural-urban migration the gathered information was analyzed by using SPSS and presented in descriptive form. The migrants are involved in their own work on shopping and daily labor work at expense of psychological benefits due to drop out of their permanently work, culture of society. They have collected insufficient amount of money which they invested in their rural origin. Therefore, stockholders especially government should consider the challenge and prospects of rural-urban migration while scheming development plan. Keywords: Rural, Urban, Migration and Rural community DOI: 10.7176/JESD/11-9-03 Publication date: May 31 st 2020

Highlights

Migration is the movement of population from one place to another place
Rural-urban migration is considered as a balancing factor in the dualistic developing economy as it helps in transferring manpower from low income activities of rural sector to higher ones of urban sector and narrows down the rural-urban gap
Migration from rural areas accounted for at least half of all urban population growth in Africa during the 1960s and 1970s and about 25% of urban growth in the 1980s and 1990s(Adepoju,1997)

Summary

Introduction

Migration is the movement of population from one place to another place. In history, rural-urban migration has been connected with industrialization, urbanization and economic growth. Ethiopia is one of the countries in sub-Sahara African experiencing high level of population pressure, population redistributions and out migration (Mberu, 2006) These situations made the researchers to deal with the determinant factors for the people to move from their origin or rural areas and attractive reasons that make them to migrate to the town of Bonga, since it is one of the urban cities in SNNPR regional state of the nation. As was described in the previous chapters, past Ethiopian migration flows were mainly generated by political violence, poverty, famine, and limited opportunities It is evident from existing studies approximately 50 to 70 percent of the population migrates provisionally or lastingly (Mberu, 2006). Among the socio economic factors like education, family size in the household goes to be positive effect on rural to urban migration

METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

DATA ANALAYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Age of the migrants

Findings

Valid Percentage