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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.56669° or 9° 34′ 0″ northLongitude
37.1007° or 37° 6′ 3″ eastPopulation
31,100Elevation
2,576 metres (8,451 feet)Open location code
6GXVH482+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1150894922OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
328709Wikidata ID
Q3481302
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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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