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Farakassa
Oromiavillage
Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Farakassa is a village located in Oromia, Ethiopia. Farakassa maps to 6.921°, 39.211° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,947 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 65.2°F and lows near 47.6°F, alongside about 46.1 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Farakassa.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves52
- Red-breasted WheatearOenanthe bottae (Bonaparte, 1854) · Aves51
- Groundscraper ThrushPsophocichla litsitsirupa (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves46
- Rüppell's GriffonGyps rueppellii (A.E.Brehm, 1852) · Aves39
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves36
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves33
- Cape CrowCorvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves31
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves26
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2016-01-242 km N of Hawassa, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2014-12-2932 km NE of Shashemen?, Ethiopia
- M 5 — 2011-03-1913 km ENE of Wendo, Ethiopia
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.
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org