Where is Mojo, Oromia located?

Mojo is located in Oromia, Ethiopia, at approximate coordinates 8.5870°, 39.1250°.

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Mojo

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Mojo

Elevation1788 m

Coordinates8.59°, 39.13°

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

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Elevation

1788 m

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Overview

Mojo is a town in central Ethiopia, named after the nearby Modjo River. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°39′N 39°5′E with an elevation between 1788 and 1825 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Lome district.

History & geography

History

The earliest mention of Mojo is in the Futuh al-Habasha, which mentions that Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi burned a village named "Masin" and a church belonging to the Emperor prior to the Battle of Shimbra Kure; at the time, Mojo was part of the former province of Fatagar. In June 1965, construction of the Ethio-Japanese Synthetic Textiles Mill began, with a budget of 15 million Birr. The Textiles Co. behind it was 49% Japanese and 51% Ethiopian owned, with a capital of 2.5 million Birr. The company formally introduced its products to the market at the beginning of August 1966; the factory went into 24-hour operation in December 1966 and had 152 looms. On 30 October 1996, an Ethiopian Air Force aircraft crashed into the marketplace, killing 8 people and injuring 94. About 50 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed by fire.

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Geography

Latitude

8.5870

Longitude

39.1250

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

1,170

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Pied Crow
Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
33
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
30
Black Kite
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
30
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 · Aves
28
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
27
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) · Aves
25
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
25
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
23