Birbir River
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The Birbir River of southwestern Ethiopia
is a tributary of the Baro River
, which it creates when it joins the Gebba
at latitude and longitude 8°14′28"N 34°57′39"E. It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega
and Illubabor Zone
s of the Oromia Region
.
Richard Pankhurst
notes that the Birbir is important for discovery in 1904 of deposits of platinum
along its course.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
is a tributary of the Baro River
Baro River
The Baro River is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, which defines part of Ethiopia's border with South Sudan. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands it flows west for to join the Pibor River...
, which it creates when it joins the Gebba
Gebba River
The Gebba is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Baro River, which is created when the Gebba joins the Birbir at latitude and longitude ....
at latitude and longitude 8°14′28"N 34°57′39"E. It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega
Mirab Welega Zone
Mirab Welega is one of the 12 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone is named after the former province of Welega, whose western part lay in the area Mirab Misraq now occupies....
and Illubabor Zone
Illubabor Zone
Illubabor is one of the 17 zones of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Illubabor is named for the former province Illubabor. It is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the southwest by the Gambela Region, on the west by Misraq Welega, on the north by the...
s of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
.
Richard Pankhurst
Richard Pankhurst (academic)
Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE is a British academic with expertise in the study of Ethiopia.-Early life and education:...
notes that the Birbir is important for discovery in 1904 of deposits of platinum
Platinum in Africa
Platinum, and platinum group metals, in Africa, are produced in Zimbabwe and the Republic of South Africa. Of the multitudes of companies involved in producing platinum group metals in these two countries, these are the principal operators:...
along its course.
