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Welkite

SNNPRtown

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Elevation1910 m
Land area10.3 km²
Coordinates8.29°, 37.78°

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City facts

Elevation
1910 m
Area
10.3 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Welkite is a town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. The second administrative center of the Central Ethiopia Regional State, and Gurage Zone. The town has a latitude and longitude of 8°17′N 37°47′E and an elevation between 1910 and 1935 meters above sea level. According to the government, Welkite is one of 12 towns with electrical power, one of 11 with telephone service and one of nine that have postal service. The SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, adds that as of 2003 Welkite also had a bank branch and other financial institutions, as well as a hospital. An all-weather road was built in 1963 which connects Welkite to Addis Ababa by way of Endibir.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.2861
Longitude
37.7818
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)
44
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    5
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3
  • Long-crested Eagle
    Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    2
  • Village Indigobird
    Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    2
  • Sahel Bush Sparrow
    Gymnoris dentata (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    2
  • Brown-rumped Seedeater
    Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    2
  • Abyssinian Thrush
    Turdus abyssinicus Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    2
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2010-12-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,110

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
367
Avg daily Wikipedia views
12
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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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