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Were Īlu
Amhara, Ethiopia · Africa
About Were Īlu
Were Īlu sits on the route: 45 minutes from Mehal Mēda.
Were Īlu is in Amhara, Ethiopia, with about 21,000 people. The nearest town is Mehal Mēda, about 39 km away.
Were Ilu (Amharic: ወረ ኢሉ; Oromo: Warra Illu) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°36′N 39°26′E. From the 1870s, Were Ilu had a Thursday market.
The Medhane Alem church, dating from at least from the early 1900s, is aRead more
notable local landmark. Empress Zewditu was born at Were Ilu, and Ras Habte Maryam was buried there.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 10,062 of whom 4,942 were men and 5,120 were women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,809 of whom 2,600 were males and 3,209 were females. It is the largest of three towns in Were Ilu woreda.
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Were Īlu is in Amhara, Ethiopia, about 39 km from Mehal Mēda.
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- Population
- 20,600
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Amhara
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 10.5896, 39.4377
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