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Explore Butajira in Ethiopia
Butajira in the region of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region with its 30,502 inhabitants is a place in Ethiopia - some 68 mi or ( 109 km ) South of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Time in Butajira is now 10:25 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yesreye, Silt'e, Mulig, Marek'o, and Kela. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yesreye . Where to go and what to see in Butajira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Butajira
Butajira is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located at the base of the Zebidar massif in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|07|N|38|22|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2131 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Meskane woreda. It was part of former Meskanena Mareko woreda.
Located at 8.12 38.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Meskanena Mareko
Meskanena Mareko ("Meskane and Mareko") was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskanena Mareko was bordered on the south by Silte, on the southwest by Gumer, on the west by Ezhana Wolene, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, on the north by Sodo, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Meskanena Mareko included Butajira and Inseno.
Located at 8.13 38.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Meskane
Meskane is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after the Meskan speaking Gurage people. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskane is bordered on the south by the Silt'e Zone, on the west by Muhor Na Aklil, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano, on the north by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Sodo, and on the southeast by Mareko. Towns in Meskane include Inseno. The town of Butajira is surrounded by Meskane.
Located at 8.13 38.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Worabe
Worabe is a town in south-central Ethiopia. Official sources locate this town in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), although it is reported that at a referendum in 2000 the Silt'e people unanimously voted to form their own Zone, Silt'e, which includes Worabe. The town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|1|N|38|20|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2113 meters above sea level.
Located at 8.02 38.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Gurage Zone
Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). This zone is named for the Gurage people, whose homeland lies in this zone. Gurage is bordered on the southeast by Hadiya and Yem special woreda, on the west, north and east by the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by Silt'e. Its highest point is Mount Gurage. Welkite is the administrative center of the Zone; other towns in Gurage include Butajira and Indibir.
Located at 8.17 38.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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