Debre Birhan
Debre Birhan is a city in Ethiopia with a population of about 146,900.
EthiopiaCity🏆 #21 most populated in Ethiopia🕐 Africa/Addis_Ababa
Debre Birhan is a city in central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of Amhara Region, about 120 kilometers north east of Addis Ababa on Ethiopian highway 2, the town has an elevation of 2,840 meters, which makes it the highest town in Africa. It was an early capital of Ethiopia and afterwards, with Ankober and Angolalla, was one of the capitals of the kingdom of Shewa. Today, it is the administrative center of the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region.
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About Debre Birhan
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 46 |
| Population | 146,900 |
| Local currency | ETB |
| Coordinates | 9.6795, 39.5326 |
| Time zone | Africa/Addis_Ababa |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 113 km · Addis Ababa |
| Population (Ethiopia) | #21 most populated in Ethiopia |
| Where on Earth | 9°40′46″N · 39°31′57″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,078 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,941 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Minna (Nigeria) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -9.68, -140.47 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 2,397 km |
| Cairo | 2,423 km |
| Moscow | 5,126 km |
| Paris | 5,555 km |
| London | 5,876 km |
| Singapore | 7,165 km |