Sodo
Sodo (Amharic: ሶዶ) or Wolaita Sodo (Amharic: ወላይታ ሶዶ, Wolaytta: Wolaytta Sooddo Ambbaa) 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 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.
Wolaita Sodo
Wolayttatto Doonaa: Wolaytta Sooddo Amharic: ወላይታ ሶዶ | |
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City | |
| Sodo | |
From top: Wolaita Sodo, 2017, Street of Sodo, Sodo center view | |
| Nickname: Land of King Motolomi | |
Wolaita Sodo Location within Ethiopia Wolaita Sodo Location within the Horn of Africa Wolaita Sodo Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 6°51′18″N 37°46′51″E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | South Ethiopia Regional State |
| Zone | Wolaita Zone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jagana Ayza |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 76,050 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 213,467 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | https://sodo.gov.et/ |
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. Sodo is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Sodo-Hosaena.