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Buee

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Coordinates8.32°, 38.55°

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City facts

Overview

Buee is a town in East Gurage Zone, of Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The town is located in the highland areas and its elevation is 2,045 meters above the sea level. Buee serves as an administrative capital of Soddo district. The distance between Buee and Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is about 100 km. The town is the home of the Gurage people. Buee has infrastructures such as pure drinking water, health institutions and electric service. The town is one of the fast growing towns in Ethiopia.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.3194
Longitude
38.5499
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)
35
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • African Citril
    Crithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    2
  • Ethiopian Bee-eater
    Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves
    1
  • African woollyneck
    Ciconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848 · Aves
    1
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    1
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2017-01-27

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in SNNPR

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,170

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
92
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Marabou Stork
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Seen 2026-05-28
Little Egret
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Seen 2026-05-28
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Seen 2026-05-28
African Paradise-Flycatcher
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Seen 2026-05-28
Red-billed Firefinch
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Seen 2025-07-13
Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Seen 2025-06-26
Speckled Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Seen 2025-06-21
African Striped Skink
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
Seen 2014-07-03
African Pied Kingfisher
African Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis rudis
Seen 2014-04-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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