Koshe, Ethiopia

Koshe
Town
Koshe is located in Ethiopia
Koshe
Koshe
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°0′47.87″N 38°31′55.46″E / 8.0132972°N 38.5320722°E / 8.0132972; 38.5320722
Country Ethiopia
Region Central Ethiopia Regional State
Special WoredaMareko special woreda
Elevation
1,885 m (6,184 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (East Africa Time)

Koshe is town in central Ethiopia. Koshe serves as the administrative seat of Mareko special woreda of Central Ethiopia Regional State.[1] The town is located at 8° 0' 47.87" N, 38° 31' 55.46" E, and its altitude is 1,885 meters above sea level.[2] Koshe is a home of Mareko people and located in 197 km south from Addis Ababa. After disintegration of the former SNNPR and formation of Central Ethiopia Regional State in 2023, Mareko woreda became a special woreda and Koshe remained as the seat of the special woreda under newly established Central Ethiopia Regional State. Koshe serves as the seat of the special woreda.[3]

Infrastructures

Koshe has infrastructures such as paved roads and electric service, health centers, public market services, hotels and restaurant services, pure water services and telecommunication services.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Getachew, Yohannes Tesfaye (2020). "A History of Koshe Town in South-Central Ethiopia from 1941 to 1991". www.researchgate.net. 20 (1): 119–137.
  2. ↑ "Koshe Town, Mareko, Ethiopia". elevationmap.net.
  3. ↑ "የማዕከላዊ ኢትዮጵያና የደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልሎች ምስረታ ጉባኤ እየተካሄደ ነው". www.ena.et (in Amharic). Retrieved 12 August 2026.


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