Welkite
Welkite is a town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. The second administrative center of the Central Ethiopia Regional State, and Gurage Zone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 77,500 residents
- Description: place in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Uolchitte”, “Uolkittè”, “Walkite”, “Walkitti”, “Welk’īt’ē”, and “Wolkite”
Welkite
- Categories: city, district of Ethiopia, and locality
- Location: Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.2861° or 8° 17′ 10″ northLongitude
37.7818° or 37° 46′ 55″ eastPopulation
77,500Elevation
1,855 metres (6,086 feet)Open location code
6GWV7QPJ+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 283675671OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
326355Wikidata ID
Q1110026
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In Other Languages
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