Dire Dawa

Dire Dhawa

ድሬ ዳዋ
Dire Dawa
Dire Dhawa ድሬ ዳዋ Dire Dawa
City
	Dire Dawa skyline
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Dire Dhawa
	Dire Dhawa Location within Ethiopia
	Coordinates: 9°36′N 41°52′E / 9.600°N 41.867°E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Dire Dawa
Zone	Dire Dawa
District	Dire Dawa
Founded	24 December 1902
Government
• Type	Chartered City
Area
• City	1,213 km2 (468 sq mi)
Elevation	1,276 m (4,189 ft)
Population (2015)
• City	440,000
• Density	4,530/km2 (11,700/sq mi)
• Urban	277,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	(+251) 25
Website	www.dire-dawa.gov.et

Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia. The other chartered city is Addis Ababa, the capital. It is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura.

It is on the Dechatu River. The western outskirts of the city are on the Gorro River.

The Dire Dawa University was created in 2006.

Notable people from Dire Dawa[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Ethiopia: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dire Dawa, Ethiopia".

[citypopulation-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Ethiopia: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[2] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dire Dawa, Ethiopia".

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