Arjo

Arjo
አርጆ (in Amharic)
Arjoo (in Oromo)
Village
Arjo is located in Ethiopia
Arjo
Arjo
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°49′N 36°28′E / 8.817°N 36.467°E / 8.817; 36.467
CountryEthiopia
RegionOromia
ZoneMisraq Welega
Elevation2,566 m (8,419 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Totalunder 1,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateAw

Arjo (Amharic: አርጆ, Oromo: Arjoo, also spelled Argio) is a town in Ethiopia, located in Jimma Arjo woreda, in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromo Region. President Mulatu Teshome was born in Arjo.[2] Dr. Haile Fida, one of the pioneers in developing modern Afaan Oromo writing system (Qubee Afaan Oromo), was born in Arjo and attended his early education here.

  1. ^ "Ethiopia – Mountains – Arjo to Assale". Index Mundi. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ Wei, Wang (7 October 2013). "Ethiopia Elects New President". Xinhua. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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