Wolaita Sodo
Sign in to saveSodo () 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
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Wolayita Zone
- Population
- +76050
- Area
- +25.62
- Elevation
- +2045
- Capital of
- Sodo Zuria
- Image
- Wolaita Sodo.jpg
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- Category:Sodo
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- History
- Demographics
- Education
- Transportation
- Sport
- Climate
- Twin towns
- Notable people
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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.
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.