Kercheche

{{short description|Town in Wolaita, Ethiopia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Kercheche

| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|wal|Qarccacciya|italics=off}}}}{{unbulleted list|{{native name|am|ቀርጨጬ|italics=off}}}}

| native_name_lang = wal/am

| settlement_type = Town

| pushpin_map = Ethiopia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ethiopia

| pushpin_label = Kercheche

| pushpin_label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|6|57|21|N|37|59|29|E|region:ET|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ethiopia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = Zone

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|South Ethiopia Regional State}}

| subdivision_name2 = Wolaita

| subdivision_type3 = Woreda

| subdivision_name3 = Diguna Fango

| population_total =

| population_as_of =

| timezone1 = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

| image_skyline = Kercheche town entrance.jpg

}}

Kercheche ({{langx|gez|ቀርጨጬ}}) or ({{langx|wal|Qarccacciya}}) is a town in Diguna Fango woreda, Wolayita Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/21_adm_snp_081517_a0.pdf|title=South region's map}} Kercheche is about {{cvt|10|km}} north of Bedessa and about {{cvt|8|km}} southwest of Bitena on the road of Sodo-Dimtu Hawassa.{{cite web | url=http://snnprswolaitazone.gov.et/node/150 | title=የድጉና ፋንጎ ወረዳ አስተዳደር | Wolaita Zone Administrations }} The approximate distance from the city of Addis Ababa to the town is {{cvt|362|km}} on Addis-Hawassa-Dimtu-Sodo road. It is {{cvt|38|km}} from Sodo, the capital of Wolayita Zone. The coordinate point of Kercheche lies between 6°57'21"N 37°59'29"E.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kercheche+Town/@6.9513574,37.9811673,561m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x17b10b59d77642e9:0x180099488b34c841!8m2!3d6.9513712!4d37.9832356?ucbcb=1|title=Kercheche Town · XX2M+G8X, Boditi, Ethiopia|website=www.google.com}} The amenities in the town are 24-hours electric light, pure water service, kindergarten, primary school, high school, all time market,{{Cite web|url=https://fliphtml5.com/zdjk/mcfl/basic?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=pmd_u0rcm3wollAVKru.bLwPTWjv2lXlkjCz.jYt93yV2NA-1629282983-0-gqNtZGzNArujcnBszQh9|title=Damot Gale Woreda - ESGPIP Pages 1 - 15 - Flip PDF Download | FlipHTML5|website=fliphtml5.com}} health stations and others. Kercheche has also dry weather and all weather roads which connect it to other surrounding areas.{{cite news|url=https://www.ena.et/web/amh/w/am_176981|title=በወላይታ ዞን የገጠር መንገዶችና የድልድይ ፕሮጀክቶች ተጠናቀው ለአገልግሎት በቁ

|publisher=Ethiopian News Agency|language=Amharic|website=www.ena.et}}

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