Kolfe Keranio
Kolfe Keranio, also spelled Kolfe Keraneo or simply Kolfe, is a district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was 546,219.Places of Interest
Highlights include Addis Mercato and Anwar Grand Mosque.
Addis Mercato
Marketplace
Photo: JanManu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merkato is a large open-air marketplace in the Addis Ketema, district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the name refers to the neighborhood in which it is located. Addis Mercato is situated 3 km northeast of Kolfe Keranio.
Anwar Grand Mosque
Mosque
The Grand Anwar Mosque, also called Al-Anwar Mosque or simply Anwar Mosque, is a mosque located in a place of Merkato within Arada district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Anwar Grand Mosque is situated 3 km northeast of Kolfe Keranio.
St. Paul’s Hospital, Ethiopia
Hospital
The St. Paul Millennium Medical College's Hospital in Addis Ababa is the largest hospital in Ethiopia. St. Paul’s Hospital, Ethiopia is situated 3½ km north of Kolfe Keranio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa
Photo: Vob08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It had an estimated population of almost 4 million in 2023 and it is growing very rapidly like many African cities.
Kolfe Keranio
- Type: Suburb with 546,000 residents
- Description: district of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.01643° or 9° 0′ 59″ northLongitude
38.7172° or 38° 43′ 2″ eastPopulation
546,000Elevation
2,367 metres (7,766 feet)Open location code
6GXW2P88+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 622357046OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8643574Wikidata ID
Q16893565
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Satellite Map
Discover Kolfe Keranio from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Kolfe Keranio” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ኮልፌ ቀራንዮ”
- Catalan: “Kolfe Keranio”
- French: “Kolfe Keranio”
- Russian: “Кольфе-Керанио”
- Zulu: “Kolfe Keranio”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ketena Hulet and Tor Hiylloch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Netherlands Embassy and Gedame Eyesus Orthodox church.
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