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Mieso

Oromiatown

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Total population

12,000

Elevation1394 m
Coordinates9.23°, 40.75°

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

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City facts

Elevation
1394 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mieso is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°14′N 40°45′E with an elevation of 1394 meters above sea level.

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History & geography

History

One of the earliest mentions of Mieso was in 1907, when the German delegation of Friedrich Rosen passed Mieso that year on their way to the coast. During the Italian occupation, a mosque was built for the local Muslim community.

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Geography

Latitude
9.2331
Longitude
40.7548
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)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) · Aves
    1
  • Secretarybird
    Sagittarius serpentarius (J.F.Miller, 1779) · Aves
    1
  • Soemmerring's gazelle
    Nanger soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828) · Mammalia
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
299
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2025-02-14

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Oromia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,315

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
175
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mieso

Traditional cow and camel milk production and marketing in agro-pastoral, and mixed crop-livestock systems
Kedija Hussen · 2008

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Recent natural events nearby

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Events

Gallery

Sources

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