Bedessa
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Bedessa is a town in eastern Ethiopia
. Located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone
of the Oromia Region
, at the base of a spur of the Chercher mountains 40 kilometers south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 kilometers east of Awash
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′N 40°47′E with an elevation of 1761 meters above sea level.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, Bedessa has an estimated total population of 19,361 of whom 10,066 were males and 9,295 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,813 of whom 5,459 were males and 5,354 were females. It is the largest settlement in Kuni
woreda
.
A post office was in service in Bedessa before the Second Italian-Abyssinian War, operating from 1923. Telephone service arrived no later than 1967. Mobile telephone service was introduced to Bedessa May 2009.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone
Mirab Hararghe Zone
Mirab Hararghe is one of the 17 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Mirab Hararghe takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. Mirab Harerge is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale, on the southwest by Arsi, on the northwest by the Afar Region, on...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
, at the base of a spur of the Chercher mountains 40 kilometers south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 kilometers east of Awash
Awash
Awash is a market town in central Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, above a gorge on the Awash River, after which the town is named, the town lies on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway, which crosses the gorge by a bridge there...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′N 40°47′E with an elevation of 1761 meters above sea level.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, Bedessa has an estimated total population of 19,361 of whom 10,066 were males and 9,295 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,813 of whom 5,459 were males and 5,354 were females. It is the largest settlement in Kuni
Kuni (woreda)
Kuni is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Kuni is bordered on the south by Boke, on the west by Habro, on the northeast by Chiro, and on the east by the Galetti River which separates it from the Misraq Hararghe Zone...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
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A post office was in service in Bedessa before the Second Italian-Abyssinian War, operating from 1923. Telephone service arrived no later than 1967. Mobile telephone service was introduced to Bedessa May 2009.