Why visit Mojo
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 8 places to eat and 10 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Mojo
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About Mojo
Mojo (Oromo: Moojoo, Amharic: ሞጆ) is a town in central Ethiopia, named after the nearby Modjo River. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°39′N 39°5′E with an elevation between 1788 and 1825 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Lome district.
From the Wikipedia article Mojo, Ethiopia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes8
Where to stay10
Shopping1
History
The earliest mention of Mojo is in the Futuh al-Habasha, which mentions that Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi burned a village named "Masin" and a church belonging to the Emperor prior to the Battle of Shimbra Kure; at the time, Mojo was part of the former province of Fatagar.
In June 1965, construction of the Ethio-Japanese Synthetic Textiles Mill began, with a budget of 15 million Birr. The Textiles Co. behind it was 49% Japanese and 51% Ethiopian owned, with a capital of 2.5 million Birr. The company formally introduced its products to the market at the beginning of August 1966; the factory went into 24-hour operation in December 1966 and had 152 looms. On 30 October 1996, an Ethiopian Air Force aircraft crashed into the marketplace, killing 8 people and injuring 94. About 50 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed by fire.
From the History section of Mojo, Ethiopia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging5
Map of Mojo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Nazrēt 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Wonji 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Bishoftu 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Wenjī 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Welench’ītī 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Dēra 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- ‘Alem T’ēna 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Sīrē 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Īteya 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Addis Ababa 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- 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
- Tef in Ethiopia 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
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