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Touring Rogda in Ethiopia
Rogda in the region of Oromiya Region is located in Ethiopia - some 83 mi or ( 134 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Time in Rogda is now 12:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wolkite, Ummuga, T'ifench'ir, Rifench'ir, and Lench'a. Being here already, consider visiting Wolkite . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rogda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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A Rad and Wicked Hairdo in Ethiopia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Ethiopia was filled with creative hairdos, and even my naturally curly hair fit right in on its worst hair-days. But...this young Minte boy along the road, had the greatest " ..
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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
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 13 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 13 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 15 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 21 km away
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