Badessa, Ethiopia
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Badessa is a town of 35,294 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Why visit Badessa
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails in and around town.
Weather in Badessa
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About Badessa
Bedessa (Geʽez: በዴሳ, Wolayttattuwa: Baddeessa) is a town and separate district in Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The town is administrative capital of Damot Weyde district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Bedessa is located about 373 KM away from Addis Ababa to the south on Sodo-Dimtu-Hawassa road, and 21 KM away from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone. The amenities in the town are, 24 hours electricity, pure public water, banks, schools, postal service, telecommunications services and others.
From the Wikipedia article Bedessa, Wolaita (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship5
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare1
Map of Badessa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Bodītī 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Bedēsa 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Shanto 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Sodo 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Dimtu 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Tebela 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Shonē 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Gununo 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Āreka 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Awasa 63 km east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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