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Bombe, Ethiopia

ቦምቤ

Bombe is a town of 11,969 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.

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Population11,969 GeoNames
Local nameቦምቤ
Elevation1,530 m 5,020 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportSoddu Airport (SXU) 40 km

Why visit Bombe

Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Ajora Falls.

About Bombe

Bombe (Geʽez: ቦምቤ) is a town and separate district in Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. Bombe town is located 325 km (202 mi) and 55 km (34 mi) away from Addis Ababa and Wolaita Sodo town through Hossana exit, respectively. Bombe town is used as an administrative capital of Boloso Bombe woreda of Wolaita Zone. It is located at an elevation of 1,531 meters (5,023 ft) above sea level.

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

Things to do1

Ajora Falls

Waterfall · 4.8 km

Waterfalls in Wolaita, Ethiopia

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Map of Bombe

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Getting there and nearby towns

Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.

  • Hadero 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
  • Āreka 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
  • Shinshicho 23 km east, about 23 min by car
  • Gununo 25 km south, about 25 min by car
  • Bale Hawassa 25 km south, about 25 min by car
  • Shanto 33 km east, about 33 min by car
  • Duramē 35 km east, about 35 min by car
  • Gīmbīcho 35 km north, about 35 min by car
  • Sodo 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
  • Bodītī 37 km southeast, about 37 min 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
  • Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
  • Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

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