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Felege Neway, Ethiopia
Felege Neway is a town of 61,000 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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About Felege Neway
Sawla (also known as Felege Neway) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 6°18′N 36°53′E with an elevation of 1,395 metres (4,577 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by Demba Gofa woreda.
From the Wikipedia article Sawla (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The town was founded in 1959 during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. The main factors for its founding were its conducive climate and environment, fertile soil, suitability for expansion of infrastructure, the presence of an airport at that time, availability of water and different spices including coffee, and its importance as a business center. In 1963 the Gofa Awuraja was transferred to Sawla from Bulki and this played a role for the relatively fast structural development of the town.
The ancient name of Sawla is Felege Newaye. Sawla town has its present name from “Sa'a’’ ‘’wula” a Gofa word that means "the gate of land." This name was given because Sawla was serving as the center of business for the surrounding districts. In 2002/2003 the Southern Nations Nationality Peoples Regional State Works and Urban Development Bureau study has classified it as one of the city administrations in the region. Sawla is a reform and has a municipal status urban kebelle. The town got the first plan in 1965, and the current plan in 2002.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary and secondary school in Sawla in 1968. A study to build a road to connect Sawla with Ameya in Ela woreda was conducted in 1996.
From the History section of Sawla on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Baco Airport (BCO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Bako 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ch’ench’a 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jinka 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Arba Minch 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gasuba 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Gīdolē 90 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mother nature (37077), Tedynway, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS065-E-205185 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-205184 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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