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Discover Arole in Ethiopia
Arole in the region of Oromiya Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 86 mi or ( 139 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .
Local time in Arole is now 12:22 AM (Sunday) . 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: Wolkite, Ummuga, Tululame, T'igi, and Kono. When in this area, you might want to check out Wolkite . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Arole ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Goro, SNNPR (woreda)
Goro was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda was named after one of the sub-groups of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Goro. Part of the Gurage Zone, Goro was bordered on the south by the Wabe River which separates it from Cheha, on the west and north by the Oromia Region, on the farther east by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, and on the southeast by Ezhana Wolene. The major town in Goro was Welkite.
Located at 8.33 37.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Amaya (woreda)
Amaya is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, Amaya is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west and north by Mirab Shewa Zone, on the northeast by Wonchi, and on the east by Walisona Goro. The major town in Amaya is Gindo. Although coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 square kilometers are planted with this crop.
Located at 8.50 37.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Welkite
Welkite (also transliterated Wolkite) is a town and separate woreda in southwestern Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|17|N|37|47|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation between 1910 and 1935 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Kebena woreda and it was part of former Goro woreda.
Located at 8.28 37.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Nono, Shewa
For the woreda in the Illubabor Zone, see Nono (Illubabor). Nono is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Nono Oromo, a subgroup of the Macha Oromo, who live in this area.
Located at 8.50 37.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Wabe River
Wabe River is a river of south-central Ethiopia. A tributary of the Omo River on the left side, it joins the parent stream at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|13|20|N|37|37|7|E| |primary |name= }}
Located at 8.22 37.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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