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Jeldu is one of the districts in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, Jeldu is bordered on the south by Dendi, on the southwest by Ilfeta, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the northeast by Meta Robi, and on the southeast by Ejerie. Towns in Jeldu include, Gojo, Osole, and Shekute, Boni.
In November 2008, woreda officials announced the completion of a 1.5 million Birr project to improve the access to safe water in Jeldu, which included installing 13 kilometers of water pipelines, building seven water distribution centers, and constructing a water reservoir with a capacity of 75,000 liters. Funding came from the Rotary Foundation, The Hunger Project, and Ethiopian sources.[1] Woreda officials announced the following year that health station, nine health posts, 16 spring waters, four farmers training centers and 45 kilometers of road were completed at a cost of 8 million Birr.[2]
- ^ "1.5 mln Birr worth safe water facility goes operational"[permanent dead link], Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), 24 November 2008 (accessed 17 June 2009)
- ^ "Woreda executes 8 mln birr dev’t projects "[permanent dead link], ENA 26 August 2009 (accessed 2 November 2009)