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Huruta / ሁሩታ

Oromiatown

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Coordinates8.15°, 39.35°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Oromia, Ethiopia, Huruta / ሁሩታ is a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 8.149°, 39.353°, Huruta / ሁሩታ occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,247 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 88% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.1487
Longitude
39.3535
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)
46
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    4
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3
  • Northern Fiscal
    Lanius humeralis Stanley, 1814 · Aves
    3
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    2
  • Streaky Seedeater
    Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    2
  • Ethiopian Bee-eater
    Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves
    1
  • Black-winged Lovebird
    Agapornis taranta (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    1
  • Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
32
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 Oromia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,247

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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