Metu
Metu is a market town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the Illubabor Zone of the Oromia along the Sor River, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an altitude of 1605 meters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 22,100 residents
- Description: market town in southwestern Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Mattu”, “Mettu”, “Mettu / Metu”, and “Metu, Ethiopia”
Metu
- Categories: city, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.2956° or 8° 17′ 44″ northLongitude
35.5834° or 35° 35′ 0″ eastPopulation
22,100Elevation
1,700 metres (5,577 feet)Open location code
6GWQ7HWM+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 321378115OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
330764Wikidata ID
Q3175104
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