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Gelemso, Ethiopia

Gelemso is a town of 34,200 people in Oromiya, Ethiopia.

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Population34,200 GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation1,795 m 5,889 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa

About Gelemso

Galamso (also spelled Gelemso, and in Oromo Galamsoo), is a town in West Haraghe of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Gelemso is located in eastern Ethiopian and is far from country capital by 301 km and second way 413 km in the western periphery of the highly networked mountain chain referred to by the natives as Fugug and by geographers as the Ahmar Mountains. Most people say that it is the city of love locally [Biyyaa Jaalala]. Gelemso on 2013 EC became separate woreda in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Regional State, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°49′N 40°31′E.

From the Wikipedia article Galamso (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

  • Bedēsa 31 km east, about 31 min by car
  • Āwash 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
  • Āsbe Teferī 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
  • Mī’ēso 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
  • Metahāra 67 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Hīrna 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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