Finote Selam

Finote Selam
Town
Finote Selam is located in Ethiopia
Finote Selam
Finote Selam
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°42′00″N 37°16′00″E / 10.70000°N 37.26667°E / 10.70000; 37.26667
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneMirab Gojjam
Elevation
1,917 m (6,289 ft)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total
25,913
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
55,567
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Finote Selam (Amharic: ፍኖተ ሰላም) is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, by road 387 km from Addis Ababa and 176 km from Bahir Dar.[3] By air, the distance from Addis Ababa is 246 km.[4] Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", is the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian invasion on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet. Now Finote Selam is the capital city of West Gojjam Zone. This town has a longitude and latitude of 10°42′N 37°16′E / 10.700°N 37.267°E / 10.700; 37.267 with an elevation of 1917 meters above sea level.

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Agency. 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Finote Selam Map | Ethiopia Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  4. ^ "Distance from Finote Selam to Addis Ababa". www.distancefromto.net. Retrieved 2019-03-14.