Yirga Ch’efē, Ethiopia
Yirga Ch’efē is a town of 40,600 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Why visit Yirga Ch’efē
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Weather in Yirga Ch’efē
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About Yirga Ch’efē
Irgachefe (ይርጋጨፌ Yïrgach’äffe, also transliterated as Yirgachefe) is a town in central southern Ethiopia in Yirgachefe District. Located in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has an elevation between 1,880 and 1,919 metres (6,168 and 6,296 ft) above sea level. It is the administrative center of Yirgachefe woreda (or district), an important coffee growing area.
From the Wikipedia article Irgachefe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Yirga Ch’efē
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Getting there and nearby towns
Arba Minch Airport (AMH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 69 km away.
- Wenago 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Kele 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Dīla 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Ch’iko 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Kercha 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Hāgere Selam 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Wendo 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
- Hagere Maryam 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Yirga ‘Alem 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Arba Minch 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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