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Wenago
South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia · Africa
About Wenago
Wenago sits on the route: 25 minutes from Dīla.
Wenago is in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, with about 23,000 people. The nearest town is Dīla, about 12 km away.
Wenago is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gedeo Zone, Wenago is bordered on the southwest by Yirgachefe, on the northwest by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Dila Zuria, and on the southeast by Bule. Towns in Wenago include Wenago. DilaRead more
Zuria woreda and Dila town were separated from Wenago.
According to a 2004 report, Wenago had 12 kilometers of asphalt roads, 56 kilometers of all-weather roads and 17 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 333 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. Local landmarks include the Qallu compound (galma) of the Guji Oromo, which that group claims ought to be annexed to the Guji Zone of the Oromia Region, a claim which has led to violence in the past.
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Wenago is in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, about 12 km from Dīla.
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- Population
- 22,800
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- South Ethiopia Regional State
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 6.3167, 38.2667
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