Gerba Guracha
Town in Oromia Region, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerba Guracha (Oromo: Garba Gurraachaa) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, it is an inland port city in Selale. It has a latitude and longitude of 9°48′N 38°24′E and an elevation between 2,515 and 2,547 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kuyu woreda.
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Gerba Guracha
Garba Gurraachaa | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Kuyyu | |
Coordinates: 9°48′N 38°24′E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Oromia |
Zone | North Shewa |
Woreda | Kuyu |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 19,830 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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This town has had telephone service at least as early as 1967.[1]
C.F. Rey mentions passing through Gerba Guracha (which he describes it as a village) in January 1927.[2] Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school there in 1968.[1]