Robe, Arsi
Roobee Arsii (Oromo) | |
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Town | |
  Robe, Arsi Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°36′N 39°08′E / 9.600°N 39.133°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | Arsi Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Arsi Robe is a town in south-eastern Oromia. It is named after the nearby Robe River. It is the administrative centre of the Robe (Aanaa) in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia State, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°36′N 39°08′E / 9.600°N 39.133°E with an elevation of 2435 meters above sea level.
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has telephone and postal service, and is supplied with electricity for 24 hours from Melka Wakena Hydroelectric Power.[1] A market is held on Saturdays. A notable local landmark is the prison farm, which existed as early as 1961, and in the 1980s housed 850 prisoners.[2]
- ^ Socio-economic profile of Arsi Zone, Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 19 January 2008)
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008)