Ataye
Ataye is a town and farming community in the North Shewa Zone in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. It has a population of about 70,000. The town is about 280 km from the capital. It is one of the major towns in Ethiopia.- Type: Town
- Description: city in the Amhara region of Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Ātaya”, “Efeson”, and “Ēfēson”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karakore.
Karakore
Town
Karakore is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Karakore is situated 9 km north of Ataye.
Ataye
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.3449° or 10° 20′ 42″ north
Longitude
39.95746° or 39° 57′ 27″ east
Elevation
1,453 metres (4,767 feet)
Open location code
7G2X8XV4+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Ataye” goes by many names.
- French: “Ataye”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Efeson and Sambatee.
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Highlights: Effesson Regional Hospital and Woreda Health Office.
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