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Also known as Yavello, Iabello

Yabelo () is a town in southern Ethiopia. An alternative name for this town is Obda, which is also the name of a nearby mountain. Located northwest of Moyale in the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1857 meters above sea level. It has been the administrative center of the Borena Zone since its division from Guji Zone in September 2002, as well as Yabelo woreda.

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Settlement.official_name
Yabelo
Settlement.native_name_lang
om
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
YabeloStreet1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Main street
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ethiopia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Ethiopia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Borana
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Woreda
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Yabelo
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_total
86400
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3

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Elevation
1857
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YabeloStreet1.jpg
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Yabelo
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Yabelo () is a town in southern Ethiopia. An alternative name for this town is Obda, which is also the name of a nearby mountain. Located northwest of Moyale in the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1857 meters above sea level. It has been the administrative center of the Borena Zone since its division from Guji Zone in September 2002, as well as Yabelo woreda.

This town is reported to have ten gas stations, telephone service, a post office and a commercial bank, as well as at least one primary and one secondary school.

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