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Āsasa, Ethiopia

Āsasa is a town of 42,900 people in Oromiya, Ethiopia.

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Population42,900 GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation2,367 m 7,766 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportHawassa Airport (AWA) 88 km

About Āsasa

Asasa is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 07°06′N 39°12′E with an elevation of 2367 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Gedeb Asasa woreda.

From the Wikipedia article Asasa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship1

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Getting there and nearby towns

Hawassa Airport (AWA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.

  • Dodola 13 km south, about 13 min by car
  • Kofelē 46 km west, about 46 min by car
  • Bek’ojī 48 km north, about 48 min by car
  • Arsi Negele 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Kuyera 65 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Gobēsa 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Shashamane 67 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Sagurē 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Awasa 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Goba 87 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car

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