Worabe

Werabe (allegedly from the Silti word for "Hyena") is a town in south-central Ethiopia. Official sources locate this town in the Silte Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), although it is reported that at a referendum in 2000 the Silt'e people unanimously voted to form their own Zone, Silt'e, which includes Werabe. The town has a latitude and longitude of 8°1′N 38°20′E with an elevation of 2,113 meters (6,932 ft) above sea level.

According to the Central's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003 Werabe amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, and 24-hour electrical service. Werabe has nearly 120,000 people Capital of silte zone Near to lakes with best sand used for construction of buildings in central ethiopia