Sor River

	Sor River The Sor is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. A tributary of the Birbir River on its left side and joins it at latitude and longitude , the Sor rises in Sayo. See also * List of rivers of Ethiopia * Metu, Ethiopia Metu ( om, Mattuu) 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. Metu was the capital ... References Rivers of Ethiopia Sobat River {{Ethiopia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east and northeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia has a total area of . As of 2022, it is home to around 113.5 million inhabitants, making it the 13th-most populous country in the world and the 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates. Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out to the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithic period. Southwestern Ethiopia has been proposed as a possible homeland of the Afroasiatic langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Birbir River The Birbir River of southwestern Ethiopia is a tributary of the Baro River, which it creates when it joins the Gebba at latitude and longitude . It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega and Illubabor Zones of the Oromia Region. Richard Pankhurst notes that the Birbir is economically important for the discovery in 1904 of deposits of platinum along its course.Richard Pankhurst, ''Economic History of Ethiopia'' (Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1968), pp. 231, 234. See also * List of rivers of Ethiopia This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. Flowing into the Mediterranean ''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)'' Atbarah River Mareb River (or G ... References External links Ethiopia Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency: Administrative atlas: Oromiya regionEthiopia Disaster Prevention and Prepare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sayo (woreda) Sayo is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This district received its name from the name of the Oromo tribe (Sayyoo') that settled it first, Dembidolo which is a separate district now is part of the Kelem Welega Zone. Sayo is bordered on the south by the Gambela Region, on the west by Anfillo, on the north by Yemalogi Welele, on the northwest by Hawa Gelan, and on the east by the Birbir River which separates it from the Illubabor Zone. Overview A survey of the land in Sayo shows that 55.2% is cultivated or arable, 4.45% pasture, 26.51% forest, and 13.83% infrastructure or other uses. Coffee is an important cash crop of this District. Over 50 square kilometers are planted with this crop. There are 43 primary schools in this district and 4 secondary education schools. Health services are provided by three hospital, one health center, five clinics, and eight health posts; most of these facilities are located in urban areas. Demographics The 2007 national census reported a tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers Of Ethiopia This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. Flowing into the Mediterranean ''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)'' Atbarah River Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) *Obel River Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit) Zarima River Ataba River Wari River * Qortem Zer'a * Tsaliet Agefet * Ab'aro * Azef River * Amblo Korowya Ferrey River Kidane Mihret River May Meqa Graliwdo Giba River * Tanqwa Tsech'i River May Qoqah Arwadito Adawro River * May Selelo * Zikuli River * Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River * Zeyi River * Inda Sillasie River ** May Zegzeg * May Harena * May Sho'ate May Be'ati River * Addi Keshofo River * May Gabat * Inda Anbesa * Ruba Bich'i River * Hurura ** Afedena River * May Ayni Shimbula * Ila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metu, Ethiopia Metu ( om, Mattuu) 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. Metu was the capital of the former Illubabor Province from 1978 until the adoption of the new constitution in 1995. Metu has been an important market of the coffee trade, with several foreigners residing in the town as early as the 1930s to buy the crops from local farmers. At this early date, the town was connected by telephone to Gore and Addis Ababa."Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 27 November 2007) The town's source of electricity is the nearby Sor Hydroelectric Station. The city also has a high school and ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Ethiopia This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. Flowing into the Mediterranean ''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)'' Atbarah River Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) *Obel River Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit) Zarima River Ataba River Wari River * Qortem Zer'a * Tsaliet Agefet * Ab'aro * Azef River * Amblo Korowya Ferrey River Kidane Mihret River May Meqa Graliwdo Giba River * Tanqwa Tsech'i River May Qoqah Arwadito Adawro River * May Selelo * Zikuli River * Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River * Zeyi River * Inda Sillasie River ** May Zegzeg * May Harena * May Sho'ate May Be'ati River * Addi Keshofo River * May Gabat * Inda Anbesa * Ruba Bich'i River * Hurura ** Afedena River * May Ayni Shimbula * Ila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]