Wolkite
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
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Jimma Airport (79 mi) - Bole International Airport (84 mi)
- Waca Airport (88 mi)
- Harar Meda Airport (89 mi)
- Fincha Airport (95 mi)
- Awassa Airport (97 mi)
- Nekemte Airport (97 mi)
- Soddu Airport (101 mi)
- Tiya (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 8.283 and 37.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 8° 16' 59" and E 37° 46' 59"
- 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: 01:15 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 6:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.941 and -140.169 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakaui - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Wolkite
Wolkite in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is located in Ethiopia about 83 mi (or 134 km) south-west of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wolkite is now 01:15 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Wolkite. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Jimma Airport in a distance of 79 mi (or 127 km), South-West. 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 58 mi (or 93 km), East.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Gambela, Bahir Dar and Asosa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
25°C (78 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
25°C (76 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
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.
Welkite
Welkite (also transliterated Wolkite) is a town and separate woreda in southwestern Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|17|N|37|47|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation between 1910 and 1935 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Kebena woreda and it was part of former Goro woreda.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wolkite.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Uolkittè, Wolkite, Walkite, Uolchitte, Walkitti, Welk’īt’ē
