Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is a regional capital in Ethiopia with a population of about 343,000.
EthiopiaLarge city🏆 #9 most populated in Ethiopia🕐 Africa/Addis_Ababa
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia. Dire Dawa alongside present-day Sitti Zone were a part of the Dire Dawa autonomous region of the Somali Region stipulated in the 1987 Ethiopian Constitution until 1993 when it was split by the federal government into a separately administered chartered city.
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About Dire Dawa
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 48 |
| Population | 343,000 |
| Local currency | ETB |
| Coordinates | 9.5931, 41.8661 |
| Time zone | Africa/Addis_Ababa |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 348 km · Addis Ababa |
| Population (Ethiopia) | #9 most populated in Ethiopia |
| Where on Earth | 9°35′35″N · 41°51′58″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,068 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,951 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Minna (Nigeria) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -9.59, -138.13 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 2,240 km |
| Cairo | 2,528 km |
| Moscow | 5,147 km |
| Paris | 5,698 km |
| London | 6,014 km |
| Singapore | 6,909 km |