Ambo

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Ambo

Total population

54,211

Coordinates8.98°, 37.86°

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

Overview

Ambo is a town in west-central Ethiopia. Located in the West Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, west of Addis Ababa, it is the capital city of West Shewa zone. This town has a latitude and longitude of 8°59′N 37°51′E and an elevation of 2,101 meters.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

F

Fita Bayisa

athletics competitor

Abebe Dinkesa

Ethiopian distance runner

Abera Kuma

Ethiopian long distance runner

T

Tesfaye Dinka

Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1939-2016)

Feyisa Lilesa

Ethiopian long-distance runner

Urige Buta

Norwegian distance runner

Merera Gudina

Ethiopian politician

M

Mulualem Girma Teshale

Ethiopian swimmer

Hachalu Hundessa

Ethiopian Oromo singer (1986–2020)

Yadesa Bojia

artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.