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Discover Balfo in Ethiopia

Balfo in the region of Oromiya Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 169 mi or ( 272 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Balfo is now 12:01 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sentama, Sek'a, K'och'e, Jiren, and Gembe. When in this area, you might want to check out Sentama . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Balfo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Agaro

Agaro (or Haggaro) is a town and separate woreda in southwestern Ethiopia. Located in the Jimma Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|51|N|36|35|E|region:ET-OR_type:city(41616)|| |primary |name= }}, and an elevation of 1560 meters above sea level.

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Located at 7.85 36.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region

Gomma (woreda)

Gomma is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former Kingdom of Gomma, whose territory was roughly the same as the modern woreda. Part of the Jimma Zone, Gomma is bordered on the south by Seka Chekorsa, on the southwest by Gera, on the northwest by Setema, on the north by the Didessa River which separates it from the Illubabor Zone, on the northeast by Limmu Kosa, and on the east by Mana. Towns include Beshasha, Choche, Ghembe, and Limmu Shaye.

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Located at 7.83 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Jiren

Jiren was the capital of a large Oromo kingdom of Ethiopia until the late 19th century. It lies today in the northern suburbs of the city of Jimma in the Oromia Region.

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Located at 7.82 36.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region

Mana (woreda)

This article is about the woreda in Ethiopia. For other uses, see Mana (disambiguation). Mana is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jimma Zone, Mana is bordered on the south by Seka Chekorsa, on the west by Gomma, on the north by Limmu Kosa, and on the east by Kersa. The administrative center of this woreda is Yebu. The landscape of Mana includes mountains, high forests and plain divided by valleys. Mountains include Weshi and Bebella.

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Located at 7.75 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia