Bedessa
Bedessa is a town and separate district in Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The town is administrative capital of Damot Weyde district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: City with 14,900 residents
- Description: City in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Badessa” and “Bedessa, Wolaita”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kercheche.
Kercheche
Town
Photo: Kehaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kercheche or is a town in Diguna Fango woreda, Wolayita Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State. Kercheche is about 10 km north of Bedessa and about 8 km southwest of Bitena on the road of Sodo-Dimtu Hawassa. Kercheche is situated 10 km northeast of Bedessa.
Bedessa
- Categories: district of Ethiopia and locality
- Location: Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.88034° or 6° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
37.93269° or 37° 55′ 58″ eastPopulation
14,900Elevation
1,665 metres (5,463 feet)Open location code
6GRVVWJM+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 389109262OpenStreetMap feature
place=cityGeoNames ID
13308374Wikidata ID
Q91353166
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Wolaytta—“Bedessa” goes by many names.
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