ጊምቢ (Amharic)
Gimbii (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  ጊምቢ (Amharic) Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°10′N 35°50′E / 9.167°N 35.833°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | West Welega |
| Woreda | Gimbi |
| Elevation | 1,845 m (6,053 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 30,981 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Gimbi (ጊምቢ) is a town in western Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Located in the West Welega Zone, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°10′N 35°50′E / 9.167°N 35.833°E with an elevation between 1845 and 1930 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Gimbi woreda.
Gimbi has had telephone service from some point between 1954 and 1967. Iron had traditionally been produced in the area. A North Korean team of specialists investigated the deposits in the mid-1980s.[1]
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 15 February 2008)