Bedessa
Badessa is a town and separate Aanaa in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, at the base of a spur of the Chercher Mountains 40 km south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 km east of Awash, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1761 m above sea level.- Type: Town with 37,700 residents
- Description: place in Oromia, Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Badessa, Oromia” and “Bedesa”
Bedessa
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.90322° or 8° 54′ 12″ north
Longitude
40.77649° or 40° 46′ 35″ east
Population
37,700
Elevation
1,683 metres (5,522 feet)
Open location code
6HW2WQ3G+7H
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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