Sokoru

Sokoru is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of . This woreda is named after the former awraja of the same name, and covering much of the same territory as the current woreda, as well as its administrative center, Sokoru.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 136,000 residents
  • Description: woreda or district of Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Sekoru” and “ሰኮሩ / Sokoru”

Sokoru

Latitude
7.92568° or 7° 55′ 33″ north
Longitude
37.41791° or 37° 25′ 5″ east
Population
136,000
Open location code
6GVVWCG9+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 283675678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q693640
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Sokoru” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሶኮሩ (ወረዳ)”
  • Amharic: “ሶኮሩ”
  • Dutch: “Sokoru”
  • French: “Sokoru”
  • Zulu: “Sokoru (woreda)”
  • Zulu: “Sokoru”

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