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Paracho

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Coordinates6.66°, 37.84°

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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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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.6635
Longitude
37.8386
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)
290
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gum Arabic
    Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Long-crested Eagle
    Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    9
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    8
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    8
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    8
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    8
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8
  • Rüppell's Starling
    Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845 · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
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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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.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
12
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

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Events

Sources

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