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Huruta / ሁሩታ
Oromiatown
Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves4
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3
- Northern FiscalLanius humeralis Stanley, 1814 · Aves3
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves2
- Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves2
- Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves1
- Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta (Stanley, 1814) · Aves1
- Augur BuzzardButeo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-03-2143 km S of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.5 — 2026-01-0776 km N of Goba, Ethiopia
- M 4.3 — 2025-02-126 km SW of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.2 — 2025-02-0411 km SSW of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.1 — 2025-01-2311 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.2 — 2025-01-2333 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oromia
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org