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About Ethiopia |
Lake Langano

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Langano is a lake in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, exactly 200 kilometers by road south of the capital, Addis Ababa, on the border between the Misraq Shewa and Arsi Zones. The first European to record its existence, Oscar Neumann, records that it was also known as "Lake Kore" It is located in the Great Rift Valley at an elevation of 1,585 meters to the east of Lake Abijatta. |
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According to figures published by the Central Statistical Agency, Lake Langano is 18 kilometers long and 16 km wide, with a surface area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 46 Meters.
The Lake has a catchment 1600 square kilometers in size, and is drained by the Hora Kallo River which empties into the adjacent Lake Abijatta. |
As it is free of Bilharzia (schistosomiasis), unlike all other freshwater lakes in Ethiopia, Lake Langano is popular with tourists and city-dwellers. The lake is brown in color. There are a number of resorts around the lake and water sports are popular. There is a variety of wildlife around the lake, which includes hippos (rare), monkeys, baboons, warthogs, and a huge variety of birds. The area around the lake is largely deforested, however, and a large number of pastoral rural people live around the area.
Two earthquakes had their epicenter near this lake, the first in 1906 (a magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale), and the second in 1985 (magnitude 6.2) |
Program- Lake langano
Duration-1 -4 days
Transport- land
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| Services included in this package |
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English or a required speaking guide all the way through
All entrance fees as per itinerary
Transfer mentioned in the program in private transport
All day meals |
| Services which are not included in this package |
Photography fees
Guiding tips
Alcoholic beverages
IMPORTANT NOTES
*Reservations can be done any time |
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