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Population23,200
GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation2,349 m
7,707 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportRobe Airport (GOB)
82 km
Weather in Gobēsa
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About Gobēsa
Gobesa is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 07°37′N 39°30′E with an elevation of 2353 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Sherka woreda.
From the Wikipedia article Gobesa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Robe Airport (GOB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 82 km away.
- Bek’ojī 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Sagurē 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Āsela 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
- Huruta 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Īteya 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Āsasa 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Sīrē 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dodola 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Bale Robe 78 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Goba 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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