Yabelo (Oromo: Yaabeelloo) is a town in southern Ethiopia. An alternative name for this town is Obda, which is also the name of a nearby mountain.[1] Located northwest of Moyale in the Borena Zone of the Oromia, this town has a latitude and longitude of 4°53′N38°5′E / 4.883°N 38.083°E / 4.883; 38.083 and an elevation of 1857 meters above sea level. It has been the administrative center of the Borena Zone since its division from Guji Zone in September 2002,[2] as well as Yabelo woreda.
This town is reported to have ten gas stations, telephone service, a post office and a commercial bank, as well as at least one primary and one secondary school.[3]
^"Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 27 May 2008)
^"Heavy rains in Borana and Guji Zones of Oromiya Region cause critical and potential water problems" UN-OCHA Report, June 2003 (accessed 16 January 2009) Although this source states the administrative change occurred September 2003, this is an understandable mistake due to the Ethiopian year starting in September.
^Socio-economic profile of the Borena Zone Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 1 August 2006).
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