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Shonē, Ethiopia

Shonē is a town of 41,900 people in Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.

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Population41,900 GeoNames
Elevation1,958 m 6,424 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Land area8.2 km²
Nearest airportSoddu Airport (SXU) 42 km

About Shonē

Shone is the major town of Badawacho, Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia. The major landmarks are St Georgis Orthodox Church and the Shone Union Medical College, Health Centre. The town was the constituency which in the May 2000 elections elected Beyene Petros, leader of the SEPDU, and chairman of the opposition CAFPDE.

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

Healthcare1

Shone Hospital

Hospital · 1.1 km

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Map of Shonē

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Getting there and nearby towns

Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.

  • Duramē 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
  • Shanto 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
  • Bodītī 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
  • Shinshicho 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
  • Damboya 24 km north, about 24 min by car
  • K’olīto 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
  • Āreka 29 km west, about 29 min by car
  • Badessa 29 km south, about 29 min by car
  • Sodo 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
  • Awasa 59 km east, about 59 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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