Shanto, Ethiopia
ሻንቶ
Shanto is a town of 15,020 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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About Shanto
Shanto (Ge'ez: ሻንቶ, Wolayttattuwa: Shantto) is a town and separate district in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Wolaita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, This town has a latitude and longitude of 7°01′ 23"N 37°51′49"E with an elevation of 1953 meters above sea level. The town is the administrative center of Damot Pulasa woreda. There are various development works in Shanto town, including 24-hour electricity services, health facilities, schools, public libraries and other services.
From the Wikipedia article Shanto, Wolaita (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Bodītī 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Shonē 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Āreka 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Badessa 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Sodo 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Shinshicho 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Duramē 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Gununo 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Hadero 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Awasa 68 km east, about 1 h 15 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
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Shanto, Kehaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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