Shambu
Shaamboo is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Horo Guduru Welega Zone of Oromia Region west of Lake Fincha'a, this town has an elevation of 2,503 metres above sea level. It was previously the administrative centre of Horro woreda.- Type: Town with 31,100 residents
- Description: town in western Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Sciambo”, “Shambo”, “Shambu city”, “Shembo”, and “Shembu”
Shambu
- Categories: city, district of Ethiopia, and locality
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.56669° or 9° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
37.1007° or 37° 6′ 3″ east
Population
31,100
Elevation
2,576 metres (8,451 feet)
Open location code
6GXVH482+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Zulu—“Shambu” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Shambu”
- Cebuano: “Shambu”
- Chinese: “山布”
- Dutch: “Shambu”
- French: “Shambu”
- Swedish: “Shambu”
- Zulu: “Shambu, Itiyopiya”
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