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Explore Dereta in Ethiopia
Dereta in the region of Oromiya Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 109 mi or ( 176 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dereta is now 02:24 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Gambela, Bede, Bahir Dar, Awasa, and Asosa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gambela . Where to go and what to see in Dereta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sokoru
Sokoru (also transliterated Sekoru) is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after the former awraja of the same name, and covering much of the same territory as the current woreda, as well as its administrative center, Sokoru. Part of the Jimma Zone, Sokoru is bordered on the south by Omo Nada, on the west by Tiro Afeta, and on the north and east by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region; the Gibe River defines the northern boundary.
Located at 8.08 37.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Gilgel Gibe II Power Station
The Gilgel Gibe II Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Omo River in Ethiopia. The power station receives water from a tunnel entrance {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|55|27|N|37|23|16|E| | |name=Gilgel Gibe II Power Station headrace tunnel entrance }} on the Gilgel Gibe River. It has an installed capacity of 420 MW and was inaugurated on January 14, 2010.
Located at 7.92 37.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Enemorina Eaner
Enemorina Eaner ("Enemor and Eaner") is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named in part after one of the sub-groups of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Enemor, who are first mentioned in a list of groups paying tribute to Emperor Yeshaq I, and other sub-group, Eaner.
Located at 8.00 37.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Fofa, Ethiopia
Fofa is a town in southern Ethiopia, and is the administrative center of the Yem special woreda. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:07|51|N|37|31|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2506 meters above sea level. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Fofa has an estimated total population of 1,929 of whom 966 were males and 963 were females.
Located at 7.85 37.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Yem special woreda
Yem is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Because Yem is not part of any Zone in the SNNPR, it is considered a Special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area. Yem is named for the Yem, or Janjero, people whose homeland lies in this special woreda. Yem is bordered on the west and north by the Oromia Region, and separated from Gurage on the northeast and Hadiya on the east by the Omo River.
Located at 7.83 37.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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