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Dire
Oromiatown
Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Oromia, Ethiopia, Dire stands as a town. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Dire maps to 9.182°, 38.924° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 2,175 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 85% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves140
- Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves139
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves134
- Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus Gmelin, 1789 · Aves132
- Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata (Ruppell, 1837) · Aves130
- Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves116
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves114
- Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814) · Aves109
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2026-06-2541 km NW of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2026-04-2134 km SE of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
- M 4.6 — 2026-02-1523 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.2 — 2025-01-2333 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2025-01-2312 km WSW of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
- M 4.3 — 2025-01-2314 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oromia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Dire

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library