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Bedēsa, Ethiopia

Bedēsa is a town of 37,700 people in Oromiya, Ethiopia.

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Population37,700 GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation1,683 m 5,522 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa

Why visit Bedēsa

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail in and around town.

About Bedēsa

Badessa is a town and separate Aanaa in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, at the base of a spur of the Chercher Mountains 40 km south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 km east of Awash, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′N 40°47′E with an elevation of 1761 m above sea level.

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

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Getting there and nearby towns

  • Āsbe Teferī 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
  • Gelemso 31 km west, about 31 min by car
  • Mī’ēso 37 km north, about 37 min by car
  • Hīrna 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
  • Āwash 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Deder 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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