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Waka
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia · Africa
About Waka
Waka sits on the route: 20 minutes from Tarch’a Sodo.
Waka is in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia, with about 27,000 people. The nearest town is Tarch’a Sodo, about 9 km away.
Wacca or Waka is a town in southwest Ethiopia. Located in the Dawro Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. This town has a latitude and longitude of 7°04′N 37°10′E with an elevation of 2220 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Mareka woreda.
Wacca is reported as having a telephone station in theRead more
1930s, but this service had vanished by 1994. Two roads connecting the town to the outside world, one to Chida 73 kilometers in length and the other to Sodo 75 kilometers long, were under construction by 1996. The contractor was the Italian firm of Salini Costruttori. These roads were completed in late 1998/early 1999. The town is also served by an airport (IATA: HAWC, ICAO: WAC).
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Waka is in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia, about 9 km from Tarch’a Sodo.
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- Population
- 26,500
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 7.0667, 37.1667
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