Jinka

Jinka is a market town in southern . Located in the hills north of the Tama Plains, this town is the capital of the Ari Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State.
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Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 54,400 residents
  • Description: place in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Bako”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baco Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: DonCamillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jinka Airport, sometimes known as … is situated 4 km south of Jinka.

Jinka

Latitude
5.7862° or 5° 47′ 10″ north
Longitude
36.5654° or 36° 33′ 56″ east
Population
54,400
Elevation
1,430 metres (4,692 feet)
UN/LOCODE
ET BCO
Open location code
6GQRQHP8+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 540265111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
333750
Wiki­data ID
Q3110186
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Zulu—“Jinka” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Jinka”
  • Cebuano: “Jinka”
  • Chinese: “金卡”
  • Danish: “Jinka”
  • Dutch: “Jinka”
  • French: “Jinka”
  • German: “Jinka”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ינקה”
  • Italian: “Jinka”
  • Japanese: “ジンカ”
  • Polish: “Dżinka”
  • Romanian: “Jinka”
  • Russian: “Джинка”
  • Slovenian: “Džinka”
  • Spanish: “Jinka”
  • Swedish: “Jinka”
  • Urdu: “جینکا”
  • Wolaytta: “Jinkka”
  • Zulu: “Jinka”
  • “Jinka”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Baka and Kure.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jinka Runway and Jinka bus station.

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Worth a closer look: Addis Ababa and Axum.

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