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Wolaita Sodo
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Sodo () or officially Wolaita Sodo (, ) is a city in south Ethiopia. The city is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation between above sea level. It was part of the former Sodo woreda which included Sodo Zuria which completely surrounds it.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wolaita Sodo
- Region
- ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት South Ethiopia Regional State ولاية جنوب إثيوبيا الإقليمية
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 204,100
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wolaita Sodo
- Settlement.official_name
- Sodo
- Settlement.nickname
- Land of King Motolomi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Capital city
- Settlement.imagesize
- 330
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Wolayta Sodo city view, Tona Roundabout, Wolaita Sodo 2017, Street of Sodo, Sodo center view 2018
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Wolayita Zone#Ethiopia#Horn of Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Wolayita Zone##Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Wolaita
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Etagegn Hailemariam
- Settlement.parts_type
- Sub cities
- Settlement.p1
- Arada
- Settlement.p2
- Dil Begerera
- Settlement.p3
- Fana Womba
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
Wolaita Sodo is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It is home to Wolaita Sodo university, and people of different nationalities living together. Wolayttattuwa is widely spoken in the city.
Get around
Wolaita Sodo is divided into seven sub cities, these are; Arada, Dil Begerera, Fana Womba. Larena Amba, Mehal Amba, Merkato Yushuwa and Wadu Amba. These sub cities are separated by a couple of miles. city buses, minibuses interconnect these sub cities.
See
besides damota mountain north of Wolaita Sodo city. 90 km to west through Bale Hawassa city. Bilbo hotspring in Abala Abaya district - 20 km to southeast. Natural bridge in Ofa district -30 km to southeast
Buy
Monday and Saturday are market days. Traditional clothes, such as; dunguza hadiya, seere hadiya, bulukkuwa are available at Markato market.
Sleep
Jerusalem Pension Birzinesh Pension - behind ligaba High School and in front of Dream Hotel. Contact - 091 139 1294 Bitaniya Pension - in front of Sodo Bus station
Go next
Arba Minch – to the south Konso – to the south
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Education
- Transportation
- Sport
- Climate
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Sodo () or officially Wolaita Sodo (, ) is a city in south Ethiopia. The city is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation between above sea level. It was part of the former Sodo woreda which included Sodo Zuria which completely surrounds it.
Sodo is a center of major health and education institutions in Ethiopia. Soddo Christian Hospital has one of the 10 surgical training centers in Africa. The hospital provides a full range of medical, and surgical services, including Orthopedic and General, Maternity, and Pediatrics. Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital is also located in this town and it serves around two million people. The total number of beds in the hospital was 200; out of which 60 beds were in Obstetrics and Gynecology department.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wolaita Sodo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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