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Asella

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Asella

Total population

110,088

Coordinates7.95°, 39.13°

Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Asella is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region 156 km (97 mi) south from Addis Ababa, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°57′N 39°7′E, with an elevation of 2,430 meters. Asella hosts an Asella Airport. Asalla was the capital of Arsi Province until that province was demoted to a Zone of Oromia with the adoption of the 1995 Constitution. It retains some administrative functions as the seat of the present Arsi Zone.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.9500
Longitude
39.1333
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
48
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Stinking Strawflower
    Helichrysum foetidum (L.) Moench · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • African fern-pine
    Afrocarpus gracilior (Pilg.) C.N.Page · Pinopsida
    2
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Village Indigobird
    Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Red-billed Oxpecker
    Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    1
  • Red-throated Pipit
    Anthus cervinus (Pallas, 1811) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2017-01-27

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Oromia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,102

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
813
Avg daily Wikipedia views
27
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API