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Metu
Oromiya, Ethiopia · Africa
About Metu
Metu sits on the route: 20 minutes from Gorē.
Metu is in Oromiya, Ethiopia, with about 60,000 people. The nearest town is Gorē, about 18 km away.
Metu (Oromo: Mattuu) is a market town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the Illubabor Zone of Oromia along the Sor River, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°18′N 35°35′E and an altitude of 1605 meters. Metu was the capital of the former Illubabor Province from 1978 until the adoptionRead more
of the new constitution in 1995.
Metu has been an important market of the coffee trade, with several foreigners residing in the town as early as the 1930s to buy the crops from local farmers. At this early date, the town was connected by telephone to Gore and Addis Ababa. The town's source of electricity is the nearby Sor Hydroelectric Station. The city also has a high school and hospital.
Metu is known for its local waterfalls, the best known being the Sor Falls and the surrounding forest and wildlife.
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Metu is in Oromiya, Ethiopia, about 18 km from Gorē.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 59,700
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Oromiya
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 8.3000, 35.5833
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