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Dire

Oromiatown

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Coordinates9.18°, 38.92°

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

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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

Latitude
9.1823
Longitude
38.9236
Water area
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)
4,487
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    140
  • Brown-rumped Seedeater
    Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    139
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    134
  • Abyssinian Thrush
    Turdus abyssinicus Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    132
  • Wattled Ibis
    Bostrychia carunculata (Ruppell, 1837) · Aves
    130
  • Dusky Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    116
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    114
  • Tacazze Sunbird
    Nectarinia tacazze (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    109

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2025-01-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Oromia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,175

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

Sources

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