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Boundary:
Amhara R.State in the north and north east Gambella R. state in the south,
Oromia R. State in the east and the Rupublic of the Sudan in the west.
Climate:
75% of the land feature is hot lowland; 24% moderate and 1% cool Average annual
rainfall is between 800mm and 2000mm and the average annual temperature lies
between 20C and 25C.
Altitude:
ranges from 550 to 2731 meters above sea level.
Infrastructure:
The
regional government exerts utmost efforts to develop its infrastructure bases.
Education
the region has established about 275 primary schools, 13 senior secondary
scho9ols, eight kindergartens, two technical and vocational schools and an
agricultural college.
Health
There are two hospitals
with 254 beds, nine health stations, 25 health centers, 63 clinics and 13
private clinics. 55 percent of the public gets health Coverage while 32.18% get
safe driniking water.
Transport
it has about 1290 kms RR 50 standard all weather road and 590 kms RR 10 standard
dry weather road.
Telephone
Asosa the capital and Pawe have fully and partially automatic digital telephone
services 20 districts get HF radio communication services while 12 other towns
get satellite telephone services.
Postal Services
one town has a min branch as five other towns have postal agent offices.
Financial Institution
Commercial Bank of
Ethiopia (CBE) operates in Assosa which is the capital of the region. | 