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Badessa

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Coordinates6.88°, 37.94°

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City facts

Overview

Bedessa is a town and separate district in Wolayita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The town is administrative capital of Damot Weyde district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Bedessa is located about 373 KM away from Addis Ababa to the south on Sodo-Dimtu-Hawassa road, and 21 KM away from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone. The amenities in the town are, 24 hours electricity, pure public water, banks, schools, postal service, telecommunications services and others. The town has a wire bridge which connects the town with other surrounding communities. Bedessa lies between 6°52'58.9"N 37°55'58.5"E.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.8784
Longitude
37.9352
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)
1,018
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    51
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    33
  • Brown-rumped Seedeater
    Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    33
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    32
  • Tacazze Sunbird
    Nectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    31
  • Willow Warbler
    Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    Emberiza tahapisi A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    23
  • Dusky-brown Flycatcher
    Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828) · Aves
    22

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2010-12-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
41
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API