Welkite | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Welkite Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′N 37°47′E / 8.283°N 37.783°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Central Ethiopia Regional State |
| Zone | Gurage |
| Elevation | 1,910 m (6,270 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 28,866 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Welkite (also transliterated Wolkite; Amharic: ወልቂጤ) is a town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. The second administrative center of the Central Ethiopia Regional State, and Gurage Zone . The town has a latitude and longitude of 8°17′N 37°47′E / 8.283°N 37.783°E and an elevation between 1910 and 1935 meters above sea level. According to the government, Welkite is one of 12 towns with electrical power, one of 11 with telephone service and one of nine that have postal service.[1] The SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, adds that as of 2003[update] Welkite also had a bank branch and other financial institutions, as well as a hospital.[2] An all-weather road was built in 1963 which connects Welkite to Addis Ababa by way of Endibir.[3]
- ^ Gurage Zone Socio-Economic Profile Gurage Zone Government web page (accessed 4 September 2007)
- ^ "Detailed statistics on hotels and tourism", Bureau of Finance and Economic Development website (accessed 4 September 2009)
- ^ "Ethiopian Village Studies: Imbdibir", Centre for the Study of African Economies (accessed 5 July 2009)