Gununo () is a city in Wolaita,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

. The city is administrative capital of

Damot Sore Damot Sore is a woreda in South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. Part of the Wolayita Zone Damot Sore is bordered on the southeast by Sodo Zuria, on the west by Kindo Koysha, on the northwest by Boloso Bombe, and on the north by Boloso Sore. ...

district of Wolayita Zone. Gununo is located 345 km far from Addis Ababa which is the capital city of Ethiopia, and 17 km away from the capital of Wolaita Zone which is

Sodo Sodo () or officially Wolaita Sodo (, ) 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 with an elevation between abov ...

. The other districts situated near to Gununo are; on the South by

Sodo Zuria Sodo Zuria (Amharic "Greater Sodo Area") is one of the woredas in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. Part of the Wolayita Zone, Sodo Zuria is bordered on the southwest by Offa, on the west by Kindo Koysha, on the northwest by Damot S ...

, on the North West by Boloso Bombe, on the West by

Kindo Koysha Kindo Koysha is a district in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. It is a Part of the Wolayita Zone, Kindo Koysha is bordered on the south by Offa, on the southwest by Kindo Didaye, on the west by the Dawro Zone, on the north by Boloso ...

, and on the East by Boloso Sore. The coordinate point of Gununo city is 6°55'21"N 37°38'57"E.

Demographics

Total population of the Gununo as conducted by central statistical agency of Ethiopia in 2020 is 15,700. From this 7,963 are men and 7,737 are women. The reproductive age group of women in this town are about 23.3% or 6,360 in number. There is only one health center and three private clinics in the city.

References

{{Cities of Ethiopia Cities and towns in Wolayita Zone