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Shano

Amharatown

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Coordinates9.33°, 39.30°

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City facts

Overview

Sheno (Shanoo) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Kaba Shewa Zone, Oromia, it has an elevation of 2,918 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kembibit woreda. The main buildings in the city that can be shown is the new building built by a German philanthropist organization Menschen für Menschen. Older buildings that are serving as school and city administration were the remnants from the Italian camping site during the 5 years stay of the Italians.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.3333
Longitude
39.3000
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)
306
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-collared Pigeon
    Columba albitorques Rüppell, 1837 · Aves
    15
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    12
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    11
  • Moorland Chat
    Pinarochroa sordida (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    11
  • Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves
    9
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    9
  • Brown-rumped Seedeater
    Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    9
  • Thekla's Lark
    Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857 · Aves
    9

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
289
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2025-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Amhara

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,206

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
44
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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