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Wachu
Oromiatown
Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Oromia, Ethiopia, Wachu is a town. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Wachu maps to 8.848°, 40.623° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,229 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 87% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- greater kuduTragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766) · Mammalia1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2026-08-0919 km ESE of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-2114 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-0710 km SE of Āwash, Ethiopia
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-229 km NE of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-1011 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-0112 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oromia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org