Robe is one of the 180 woreda

Woreda

Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...

s in the Oromia Region

Oromia Region

Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...

 of Ethiopia

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...

. It is named after the Robe River, 80 kilometers of which flows through the woreda. Part of the Arsi Zone

Arsi Zone

Arsi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Arsi is also the name of a former province. Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both...

, Robe is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River

Shebelle River

The Shebelle River begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where it follows the coast. Below Mogadishu, the river becomes seasonal...

 which separates it from the Bale Zone

Bale Zone

Bale is one of the 17 zones in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Bale is named for the former kingdom of Bale, which was in approximately the same area...

, on the southwest by Sherka

Sherka

Sherka is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Research by Ulrich Braukämper uncovered a local tradition that traced the origins of this woreda's name to an ancient Ethiopian province, Sharka, which vanished as a political unit in the 16th century...

, on the west by Tena

Tena (woreda)

Tena is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Tena is bordered on the south by Sherka, on the southwest by Bekoji, on the west by Digeluna Tijo, on the northwest by Hitosa, on the north by Dodotana Sire, on the northeast by Sude, and on the east by Robe...

, on the north by Sude

Sude

Sude is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Sude is bordered on the south by Robe, on the southwest by Tena, on the west by Dodotana Sire, on the northwest by Jeju, on the north by Merti, on the northeast by Chole and on the southeast by Amigna...

, on the northeast by Amigna

Amigna

Amigna is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Amigna is bordered on the south by Seru, on the southwest by Robe, on the west by Sude, on the northwest by Chole, on the north by Gololcha, and on the east by the Mirab Hararghe Zone...

, and on the east by Seru

Seru (woreda)

Seru is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the woreda capital, Seru. Part of the Arsi Zone, Seru is bordered on the south and east by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Bale Zone, on the west by the Wabe River which separates it from Robe, on the...

. The administrative center of the woreda is Robe

Robe, Arsi (Ethiopia)

Robe is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. It is named after the nearby Robe River. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2435 meters above sea level...

; other towns in Robe include Habe

Habe

-Places:*Habé, Burkina Faso*Deba Habe, Nigeria*Dimbal Habe, Mali*Lessagou Habe, Mali-People:*Hans Habe, Austrian writer*Marina Elizabeth Habe, daughter of Hans Habe...

 and Sedika

Sedika

Sedika is a small town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, it is one of two towns in Robe District. It is named after the clan of the Arsi Oromo who lived there. It is the town center for many local divisions surrounding it. Sedika is located approximately 250 km in...

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The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1200 to 4000 meters above sea level.