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Dimtu, Ethiopia
ዲምቱ
Dimtu is a town of 25,294 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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About Dimtu
Dimtu (Ge'ez: ዲምቱ) or Wolaita Dimtu (Ge'ez: ወላይታ ዲምቱ) or Bilate Tena (Ge'ez: ብላቴ ጤና) is a city administrator in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Region. It has an elevation between 1,000 and 1,600 metres above sea level. It was part of the former Damot Weyde (woreda) of Wolayita Zone, near to the Sodo Zuria woreda. It was also under the Diguna Fango woreda.
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History
David Buxton stated in his book that Dimtu was the name of a market, and it was near the Bilate River. As unwritten source reveals that the name was derived from the word "Dantto", which in Wolaytta language means the junction. It was named so because the market is located where the Bilate River and the "Qocuwaa" River (which flows near Dimtu) meet.
Dimtu is the oldest town in the Wolaita Zone, next to Sodo, the capital of Wolaita. About 81% of the town has electricity. The roads are largely asphalt roads, and is located 333 km from Addis Ababa to the South-West, and 68 km from Sodo.
From the History section of Dimtu on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hawassa Airport (AWA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Bedēsa 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Badessa 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Bodītī 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Shonē 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Shanto 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Leku 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Yirga ‘Alem 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Sodo 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Awasa 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Duramē 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
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Photo credits
- Dimtu (Wolaita) Town, Yitbe, CC BY-SA 4.0
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