Faracho ( Geʽez: ፋራቾ) or Abala Faracho is a town in

Wolayita Zone Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative zone in Ethiopia. It is named for the Welayta people, whose homeland is in the zone. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Omo River which separates it from Dawro, on the no ...

, South Ethiopia Regional State,

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 ...

. The town is an administrative center of

Abala Abaya Abala Abaya is a district in Wolayita Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State. The district is composed of 16 kebele administrations, of which 13 are rural and 3 are urban. It is situated between 6°38′ N latitude and 37 ° 42′ E longitude and l ...

district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Faracho is located about away from

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

to the south and also away from Sodo to the South, the capital of Wolaita Zone. The amenities in the town are, 24 hours electricity, pure public water, banks, schools, postal service, telecommunications services and others. Faracho lies between 6°55'0" N and 37°39'0" E. The town is located at an elevation of above sea level.

Climate

Faracho receives annual rainfall of . The monthly mean maximum temperature of the area is , while its minimum temperature is . The soil type of the town is silty clay.

References

Cities and towns in Wolayita Zone {{SouthEthiopiaET-geo-stub