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Paracho
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Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Faracho or Paracho sometimes called Abala Paracho is a town in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The town is an administrative center of Abala Abaya district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Paracho is located about 349 km (217 mi) away from Addis Ababa to the south and also 30 km (19 mi) away from Wolaita Sodo to the South, the capital of Wolaita Zone. The amenities in the town are, 24 hours electricity, pure public water, banks, schools, postal service, telecommunications services and others. Paracho lies between 6°55'0" N and 37°39'0" E. The town is located at an elevation of 1,378 meters (4,521 ft) above sea level.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Gum ArabicSenegalia senegal (L.) Britton · Magnoliopsida11
- Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) · Aves9
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves8
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves8
- Little SwiftApus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves8
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves8
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8
- Rüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845 · Aves8
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2016-01-242 km N of Hawassa, Ethiopia
- M 5 — 2011-03-1913 km ENE of Wendo, Ethiopia
- M 5.1 — 2010-12-193 km SSW of Hosa’ina, Ethiopia
- M 4.7 — 2005-07-0732 km NNE of Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API