Metu (Oromo: Mattuu) is a market town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the Illubabor Zone of Oromia along the Sor River, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°18′N 35°35′E and an altitude of 1605 meters. Metu was the capital of the former Illubabor Province from 1978 until the adoption of the new constitution in 1995.
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Metu has been an important market of the coffee trade, with several foreigners residing in the town as early as the 1930s to buy the crops from local farmers. At this early date, the town was connected by telephone to Gore and Addis Ababa. The town's source of electricity is the nearby Sor Hydroelectric Station. The city also has a high school and hospital.
Metu is known for its local waterfalls, the best known being the Sor Falls and the surrounding forest and wildlife.
From the Wikipedia article Metu, Ethiopia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Dembī Dolo90 km W
- Gimbi101 km N
- Gambēla110 km W
- Tēpī123 km S
- Āgaro128 km SE
- Wacha130 km S
- Nejo134 km N
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