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Dera

South West Ethiopiatown

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Elevation1658 m
Coordinates7.32°, 36.03°

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

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City facts

Elevation
1658 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dera is a town that lies in South West Ethiopia, Ethiopia. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (7.317°, 36.035°). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,954 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.3174
Longitude
36.0348
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
516
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Hochst. ex Baker
    Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Hochst. ex Baker · Magnoliopsida
    39
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    25
  • Sydney Bluegum
    Eucalyptus saligna Sm. · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • mutundu
    Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Jumpingbean-Tree
    Shirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst.) Esser · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • African Emigrant
    Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta
    15
  • Soldier Commodore
    Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) · Insecta
    15
  • Beautiful Monarch
    Tirumala formosa (Godman, 1880) · Insecta
    13

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South West Ethiopia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.35
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,954

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
177
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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