Where is Tepi, South West Ethiopia located?

Tepi is located in South West Ethiopia, Ethiopia, at approximate coordinates 7.1971°, 35.4218°.

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Tepi

South West Ethiopiatown

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Elevation1097 m

Land area13.7 km²

Coordinates7.20°, 35.42°

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

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City facts

Elevation

1097 m

Area

13.7 km²

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Overview

Tepi is a town in southern Ethiopia. The vowels in the name are pronounced as in the English words tape and pea. Located in the Sheka Zone of the South West Ethiopia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°12′N 35°27′E with a mean elevation of 1,097 meters above sea level. The town is said to be named after a Majangir man who once had a bee hive in the large tree that stood in the marketplace.

History & geography

History

People report that there had been a small Italian military presence there during World War II. The countryside around Tepi has long been multiethnic, including significant numbers of Majangir, Shekkacho, Sheko, Kafficho, and Oromo. Most of the city's residents (or their parents) are from other parts of Ethiopia, adding even more ethnic groups to the mix. In the 1980s, because of famine, many people from other provinces were resettled nearby. These acts have led to conflicts under ethnic federalism, since no ethnic group comprises a majority. There has been occasional armed conflict in the area since 1991, involving people from the surrounding area dividing along ethnic lines. One campus of the Mizan - Tepi University is located in Tepi.

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Geography

Latitude

7.1971

Longitude

35.4218

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

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Fragrant Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. · Liliopsida
2
Common Turmeric
Curcuma longa L. · Liliopsida
1
Woolly Senna
Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby · Magnoliopsida
1
Monkeypod, Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, Sweet inga, Blackbead
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. · Magnoliopsida
1
Black Pepper
Piper nigrum L. · Magnoliopsida
1
Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois
Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois · Magnoliopsida
1
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson · Magnoliopsida
1
waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) · Mammalia
1