Tarcha

Tarcha
Town
Tarcha Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°09′N37°10′E / 7.150°N 37.167°E / 7.150; 37.167
Country	Ethiopia
Region	South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Zone	Dawro Zone
Government
•  Mayor	ASNAKE ABEBE
Population  (2025)
• Total	75,000 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)

Tarcha is town and separate district in southwestern Ethiopia. Tarcha serves as the seat of Dawro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia Regional State. ^[2] Tarcha located in 507 km southwest from Addis Ababa, and also 169 km away from nearby city Wolaita Sodo. ^[3]

Infrastructures

Tarcha has 24 hours electricity, one government hospital, one polytechnic college and there is also higher education called Dawro Tarcha campus; one of the branches of Wolaita Sodo University. ^[4]

References

1. "ታርጫ ከተማ ተደብቀው ለዘመናት ጓዳ የቆዩ እምቅ ሀብቶች በለውጡ መንግስት ወደ ሜዳ ወጥተው ጥቅም ላይ መዋል ጀምረዋል". southwestcomunications.gov.et.
2. "ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አቢይ አህመድ ዳውሮ ዞን ታርጫ ከተማ ገብተዋል". www.ena.et.
3. "ወደ ተርጫ የሚያመራው መንገድ". www.ethiopia-insight.com.
4. "About Dawro Zone". southwestcomunications.gov.et.