East Africa
Ethiopia
Afar Region

Asaita

Asaita, known historically as Aussa, is a town in northeastern , and until 2007 served as the capital of the of Ethiopia. Located in the Afambo woreda, part of the region's zone, the town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 300 metres.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Alawi10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Town with 22,700 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Aisaita”, “Āsayita”, “Asayta”, “Assayita”, “Aussa”, and “Āysa’īta”

Asaita

Latitude
11.56533° or 11° 33′ 55″ north
Longitude
41.43859° or 41° 26′ 19″ east
Population
22,700
Elevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)
Open location code
7H33HC8Q+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321742798
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
343409
Wiki­data ID
Q720557
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Asaita from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Zulu—“Asaita” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Асаита”
  • Catalan: “Asayita”
  • Cebuano: “Asaita”
  • Chinese: “阿萨伊塔”
  • Chinese: “阿薩伊塔”
  • Croatian: “Asaita”
  • Dutch: “Asayita”
  • Esperanto: “Asaita”
  • Finnish: “Asaita”
  • French: “Asaita”
  • French: “Asayita”
  • French: “Assayta”
  • French: “Aysaita”
  • German: “Asaita”
  • Irish: “Asaita”
  • Italian: “Asaita”
  • Japanese: “アサイタ”
  • Polish: “Asajta”
  • Romanian: “Asaita”
  • Russian: “Асайита”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Asaita”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Asayita”
  • Spanish: “Asaita”
  • Spanish: “Asayita”
  • Swedish: “Asaita”
  • Ukrainian: “Асаїта”
  • Zulu: “Asaita”
  • “Asaita”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sitaboyta Regreg and Dahale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosque and Asayita primary Hospital.

Ethiopia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Addis Ababa, Axum, Harar, and Dire Dawa.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asaita”. Photo: Alawi10, CC BY-SA 4.0.