Moyale
Sign in to saveMoyale is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas: Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region. In Kenya, it is the largest town in Marsabit County and the capital of Moyale sub-county.
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Place details
- Locality
- Moyale
- Region
- ኦሮሚያ ክልል Oromia أوروميا
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 47,850
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Moyale
- Settlement.native_name
- /
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- So
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Marsabit County headquarters in Moyale.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya#Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Kenya##Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- ,
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- ,
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Borena, Dhawa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Woreda
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Moyale, Moyale
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Marsabit County
- Settlement.population_total
- c. 25,000 (Ethiopian side) c. 9,000 (Kenyan side)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Demographics
- One stop border crossing
- Climate
- References
- External links
Moyale is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas: Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region. In Kenya, it is the largest town in Marsabit County and the capital of Moyale sub-county.
Moyale is the main border post on the Nairobi-Addis Ababa road, situated along the southern escarpment of the Borana Plateau, north of the Chalbi Desert. The city is known for its traditional architecture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moyale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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