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Lasho

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Coordinates6.79°, 37.47°

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Overview

Lasho is a town in Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The approximate distance from Wolaita Sodo to Lasho is about 79 kilometres (49 mi) to Northwest via B52. And also the distance from Addis Ababa to Lasho is 388 km (241 mi) via Butajira-Worabe-Wolaita Sodo to Southwest. Lasho town is used as an administrative capital of Kawo Koysha district of Wolaita Zone. It is located at an elevation of 2,130 metres (6,990 ft) above sea level. Lasho is a populated place in South Ethiopia Regional State. The amenities in the town are 24 hours electric light, pure water service, kindergarten, primary and high schools, health center, everyday public market and others. Lasho lies between about 6°47'02" North 37°28'22" East

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.7856
Longitude
37.4739
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)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • elephant-snout fish
    Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775 · Animalia
    2
  • Soursop (fruit)
    Annona muricata L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • African Carp
    Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    1
  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    1
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    1
  • Tamarind
    Tamarindus indica L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Nile tilapia
    Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    1
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2010-12-19

Most recent

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)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
80
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

Events

Sources

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