Moyale
Sign in to saveMoyale is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas: Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region. In Kenya, it is the largest town in Marsabit County and the capital of Moyale sub-county.
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Place details
- Locality
- Moyale
- Region
- ኦሮሚያ ክልል Oromia أوروميا
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 47,850
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Moyale
- Settlement.native_name
- /
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- So
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Marsabit County headquarters in Moyale.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya#Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Kenya##Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- ,
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- ,
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Borena, Dhawa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Woreda
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Moyale, Moyale
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Marsabit County
- Settlement.population_total
- c. 25,000 (Ethiopian side) c. 9,000 (Kenyan side)
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Moyale is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas: Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region. In Kenya, it is the largest town in Marsabit County and the capital of Moyale sub-county.
Moyale is the main border post on the Nairobi-Addis Ababa road, situated along the southern escarpment of the Borana Plateau, north of the Chalbi Desert. The city is known for its traditional architecture.
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