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Welenchete

Oromiatown

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Elevation1460 m
Coordinates8.66°, 39.43°

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City facts

Elevation
1460 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Welenchiti is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq (East) Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 8°40′N 39°26′E and an elevation of 1436 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boset woreda.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.6633
Longitude
39.4343
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)
487
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
    Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    13
  • Abdim's Stork
    Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    13
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    12
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    12
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    11
  • Greater Blue-eared Starling
    Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
    11
  • Fan-tailed Raven
    Corvus rhipidurus Hartert, 1918 · Aves
    10

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
306
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 Oromia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,247

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
84
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
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

Events

Sources

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