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Kercha, Ethiopia

Kercha is a town of 20,500 people in Oromiya, Ethiopia.

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Population20,500 GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation1,959 m 6,427 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportShakiso Airport (SKR) 64 km

About Kercha

Kercha is one of the Aanaas in the Oromia of Ethiopia. It was part of former Bule Hora district. It is part of the Guji Zone.

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

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Getting there and nearby towns

Shakiso Airport (SKR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.

  • Hagere Maryam 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
  • Yirga Ch’efē 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
  • Kele 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
  • Shakiso 55 km east, about 55 min by car
  • Wenago 62 km north, about 1 h by car
  • Kibre Mengist 65 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Dīla 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Hāgere Selam 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ch’iko 90 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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