Metehara

Metehara መተሐራ (Amharic) Mataharaa (Oromo)
Town
Metehara Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°54′N 39°55′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	East Shewa
Elevation	947 m (3,107 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	21,348
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

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Metehara (Amharic: መተሐራ, Oromo: Mataharaa) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 08°54′N 39°55′E with an elevation of 947 meters above sea level.

Access to Metehara includes a station on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. There is a Tuesday livestock market. Notable local landmarks include Metehara Mikael Bet church, Mount Fentale to the north, Awash National Park to the northeast, and Lake Basaka to the south of the town.

The town is inhabited by the Karrayyu Oromo, Afar, Somali Dir clans (Issa and Gadabuursi) and Amhara. and Berta