Gore, Ethiopia
Gore (Oromo: Goree) is a town in south-western Ethiopia. Located south of Metu in the Illubabor Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°9′N 35°31′E and an elevation of 2085 meters.
Gore
Goree | |
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Town | |
Gore Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°9′N 35°31′E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Illubabor |
| Elevation | 2,085 m (6,841 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,708 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Gore is known for its honey. The map attached to C. W. Gwynn's account of his 1908/09 triangulation survey of southern Ethiopia shows that Gore had a telegraph station. During the 1960s experimental tea plantations were started around Gore, and a number of them thrived. The Gummaro plantation near Gore, with 800 hectares, is the largest tea plantation in Ethiopia.
The town is served by Gore Airport. Captain Esme Nourse Erskine, the British Consul at Gore (1928-1936), developed the aerodrome and produced “Flying Directions Kurmuk to Gore (1932).