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Shanto

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Shanto

Coordinates7.02°, 37.86°

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City facts

Overview

Shanto is a town and separate district in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Wolaita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, This town has a latitude and longitude of 7°01′ 23"N 37°51′49"E with an elevation of 1953 meters above sea level. The town is the administrative center of Damot Pulasa woreda. There are various development works in Shanto town, including 24-hour electricity services, health facilities, schools, public libraries and other services.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.0232
Longitude
37.8608
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)
185
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves
    9
  • Northern Puffback
    Dryoscopus gambensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    9
  • Bank Swallow
    Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Common House-Martin
    Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Willow Warbler
    Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    9
  • African Firefinch
    Lagonosticta rubricata (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    9

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
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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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,075

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
78
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Events

Sources

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