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Wolaita Sodo
Wolayttatto Doonaa: Wolaytta Sooddo Amharic: ወላይታ ሶዶ | |
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| Sodo | |
From top: Tona Complex and Haile Resort, Tona Roundabout, Wolaita Sodo 2017, Street of Sodo, Sodo center view 2018 | |
| Nickname: Land of King Motolomi | |
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| Coordinates: 6°51′18″N 37°46′51″E / 6.85500°N 37.78083°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  South Ethiopia Regional State |
| Zone | Wolaita Zone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jagana Ayza |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 254,295 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | https://sodo.gov.et/ |
Sodo (Amharic: ሶዶ) or officially Wolaita Sodo (Amharic: ወላይታ ሶዶ, Wolaytta: Wolaytta Sooddo) is a city in south Ethiopia. The City is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It has a latitude and longitude of 6°54′N 37°45′E / 6.900°N 37.750°E with an elevation between 1,600 and 2,100 metres (5,200 and 6,900 feet) above sea level. It was part of the former Sodo woreda which included Sodo Zuria which completely surrounds it.
Sodo is a center of major health and education institutions in Ethiopia. Soddo Christian Hospital has one of the 10 surgical training centers in Africa. The hospital provides a full range of medical, and surgical services, including Orthopedic and General, Maternity, and Pediatrics. Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital is also located in this town and it serves around two million people. The total number of beds in the hospital was 200; out of which 60 beds were in Obstetrics and Gynecology department.
Sodo's amenities include digital and mobile telephone access, postal service, 24 hour electrical service, two banks, and a hospital.[2] Sodo is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Sodo-Hosaena.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Population-size-of-Sodo-city-by-census-years_tbl2_353920583 [bare URL]
- ^ "Detailed statistics on hotels and tourism" Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Bureau of Finance and Economic Development website (accessed 4 September 2009)