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Adet

Amharatown

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Total population

21,117

Elevation2216 m
Coordinates11.26°, 37.49°

Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
2216 m

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Overview

Adet, also known as Adet Medhanialem is a town in northwestern Ethiopia. Located south of Bahir Dar in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°16′N 37°29′E with an altitude of 2,216 meters above sea level. It is the largest settlement in Yilmana Densa woreda. Adet, Gojjam, Ethiopia

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History & geography

History

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary school in Adet in 1968. In January 1985, proposals were invited for the construction of an agricultural research station at Adet.

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Geography

Latitude
11.2644
Longitude
37.4888
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • Pallid Harrier
    Circus macrourus (S.G.Gmelin, 1770) · Aves
    1
  • African Clouded Yellow
    Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763) · Insecta
    1
  • Black Crowned-Crane
    Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.1
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,226

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
83
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API