Amuru is a town in the Amuru woreda of the Horo Guduru Welega Zone, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
Amuru | |
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  Amuru Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°59′23″N 37°01′44″E / 9.98972°N 37.02889°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia Region |
| Zone | Horo Guduru Welega Zone |
| District | Amuru (woreda) |
| Elevation | 7,900 ft (2,400 m) |
The Amuru woreda (district) that is known for its production of teff, barley, maize and other cereal crops.
Location edit
Amuru is approximately 392 km northwest of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is a district located in Horro Guduruu, Wallaggaa zone, Oromiya Region. Oborra is the town of the government seat. Agamsa is the other town in the district, located west of Oborra. Amuru is where the Pentecostal Christian movement flourished through the politicizing of Mekuria Mulugeta, who was a school teacher at Amuru Elementary School in the early 1960s. His coverts, like Rorro Waxa, Rorro Qare, and many other gospel preachers, spread Pentecostal Christianity. Amuru also has communities of different religions, followers of orthodox Christianity, and Muslims.