Wacca | |
|---|---|
  Wacca Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 7°4′N 37°10′E / 7.067°N 37.167°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' |
| Zone | Dawro |
| Elevation | 2,220 m (7,280 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,439 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wacca is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Dawro Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°04′N 37°10′E / 7.067°N 37.167°E with an elevation of 2220 meters above sea level. It is the largest town in Mareka woreda.
Wacca is reported as having a telephone station in the 1930s, but this service had vanished by 1994. Two roads connecting the town to the outside world, one to Chida 73 kilometers in length and the other to Sodo 75 kilometers long, were under construction by 1996. The contractor was the Italian firm of Salini Costruttori.[1] These roads were completed in late 1998/early 1999.[2] The town is also served by an airport (IATA: HAWC, ICAO: WAC).
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 23 January 2008)
- ^ "Horn of Africa, Monthly Review, December '98-January '99", UN-OCHA Archive (accessed 23 February 2009)