Tēpī
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Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Tēpī month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Tēpī are typically June, October and November, with average daytime highs around 26–28°C. February is usually the warmest month (average high 31°C), November the coldest (average low 16°C), and August the wettest (about 144 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2 | 16.2 | 10 | 11.1 |
| February | 31.4 | 17.8 | 13 | 11.3 |
| March | 31.4 | 18.7 | 38 | 10.9 |
| April | 28.8 | 18.2 | 105 | 9.5 |
| May | 26.8 | 17.7 | 109 | 9.8 |
| June | 26.2 | 16.9 | 76 | 10.3 |
| July | 24.8 | 16.3 | 128 | 9.5 |
| August | 25.0 | 16.3 | 144 | 9.8 |
| September | 25.7 | 16.3 | 108 | 10.2 |
| October | 26.2 | 16.2 | 86 | 10.3 |
| November | 27.5 | 15.6 | 33 | 10.6 |
| December | 29.0 | 15.6 | 14 | 10.9 |
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Previously
- Documented history · 1991
There has been occasional armed conflict in the area since 1991, involving people from the surrounding area dividing along ethnic lines.
- Documented history · 2002
In March 2002 between 600 and 800 persons were killed during clashes between the Majangir, Sheko, and Bench-Maji in and around the town of Tepi.
- Documented history · 1993
The clashes involved local officials and members of each of these communities, and resulted from the dissatisfaction of many Sheko and Majangir who had wanted autonomy following an unsuccessful attempt in 1993 to move the Shekecho Zone from the SNNPR to the Gambela Region.
- Armed conflict since 1991
There has been occasional armed conflict in the area since 1991, involving people from the surrounding area dividing along ethnic lines.
- Clashes in March 2002
In March 2002 between 600 and 800 persons were killed during clashes between the Majangir, Sheko, and Bench-Maji in and around the town of Tepi.
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01 · OverviewTēpī, in brief
Origins and Landscape
Tēpī is a town in southern Ethiopia located within the Sheka Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. Positioned at coordinates 7°12′N 35°27′E, the settlement accommodates a population of 66,700 inhabitants in an area characterized by hilly and densely forested surroundings.
Cultural Exchange and Multiethnic Society
The countryside surrounding Tēpī has long sustained a multiethnic population that includes significant numbers of Majangir, Shekkacho, Sheko, Kafficho, and Oromo communities. Most of the municipality's residents, or their parents, originate from various other parts of Ethiopia, introducing additional ethnic groups to the local demographic mix. During the 1980s, famine conditions prompted the resettlement of many people from other provinces into nearby areas.
This convergence of diverse populations has fostered a complex cultural landscape intersecting with multiple spiritual traditions. The town features Ethiopian Orthodox churches, a mosque, and Protestant churches, alongside a strong following of a local spirit cult focusing on Bulafo and Ginabo. Economic activities further bind these communities through the region's role as a commercial center and marketplace, historically linked to a large tree where a Majangir man once kept a beehive.
Infrastructure and Commerce
Commercial life in Tēpī connects to extensive agricultural production, including the state-run Tepi Coffee Plantation Project, which covers 6,205 hectares as the second-largest coffee plantation in Ethiopia. The area exports raw arabica beans, turmeric, cardamom, ginger, corn, honey, beeswax, timber, sugar cane, bananas, and mangoes. Transport and administrative networks supporting this exchange developed incrementally, featuring scheduled Ethiopian Airlines flights operating through an airport with an unpaved runway since the 1960s, alongside medical clinics, postal services, electricity introduced in 1984, and all-weather roads extending outward in three directions by 1988.
Educational institutions in the town include an elementary school started around the departure of the Italians, a high school functioning since about 1980, and the Faculty of Engineering and Science of Mizan Tepi University, which opened in Tēpī in 2009. Administrative and communal integration has occasionally faced friction under ethnic federalism and instances of armed conflict along ethnic lines, including severe clashes in March 2002 involving the Majangir, Sheko, and Bench-Maji communities.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tēpī
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01 · Q&AWhere is Tēpī located and what are its coordinates?
Tēpī is situated in Ethiopia at geographic coordinates 7.2000, 35.4500, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Tēpī?
Tēpī has a recorded population of approximately 66,700 and observes the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Tēpī?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Tēpī include AM, EN-ET, OM-ET, TI-ET, SO-ET, SID, with ETB used for local transactions.
04 · Q&AHow can I check live conditions and daily updates for Tēpī?
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