Tepi (also transliterated
Tippi) is a town in southern
Ethiopia. The vowels in the name are pronounced as in the English words
tape and
pea. Located in the
Sheka Zone of the
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longitude of with a mean elevation of 1,097 meters above sea level. The town is said to be named after a
Majangir man who once had a bee hive in the large tree that stood in the marketplace.