Waka
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Tiya (Unesco heritage, 137 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
7.067 and 37.167 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 7° 4' 0" and E 37° 10' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Birr - ETB
Spoken languages:
Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:16 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:21 am and 6:39 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.941 and -140.169 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakaui
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ethiopia in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Touring Waka

Waka in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is a town located in Ethiopia about 173 mi (or 279 km) south-west of Addis Ababa, the country's capital place.

Time in Waka is now 04:16 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Waka. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Waca Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tiya in a distance of 137 mi (or 220 km), North-East.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hawassa, Addis Ababa, Gambela, Maiwut and Asosa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 24%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

30°C (87 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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Una pecora per una famiglia povera del Dawro (Etiopia)

Published: March 21, 2015
Length: 36:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ivano Puccetti

Il latte e lana di una pecora, permettono a una famiglia del Dawro (Etiopia) di vivere dignitosamente.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Wacca

Wacca is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Dawro Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|04|N|37|10|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2220 meters above sea level. It is the larger of two towns in Mareka Gena woreda. Wacca is reported as having a telephone station in the 1930s, but this service had vanished by 1994.

Located at 7.06667, 37.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Waka.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Uaca, Waka, WAC