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Wolkite in the region of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 83 mi or ( 134 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Wolkite is now 06:44 PM (Saturday) . 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: Wegera'o, T'ifench'ir, Kono, K'et'bere, and Jejeba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wegera'o . Where to go and what to see in Wolkite ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 0 km away
Goro, Mirab Shewa
Goro is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|23|N|37|51|E||| | |name= }}. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 2,030 of whom 983 were males and 1,047 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,136 of whom 533 were males and 603 were females.
Located at 8.38 37.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Cheha
Cheha is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after one of the sub-groups of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Cheha. Part of the Gurage Zone, Cheha is bordered on the south by Enemorina Eaner, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by the Wabe River which separates it from Abeshge and Kebena, on the east by Ezha, and on the southeast by Gumer and Geta.
Located at 8.17 37.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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 14 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 19 km away
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