Where is Kersa, Oromia located?

Kersa is located in Oromia, Ethiopia, at approximate coordinates 9.4550°, 41.8664°.

Kersa

Oromiatown

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Elevation2727 m

Coordinates9.46°, 41.87°

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

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City facts

Elevation

2727 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kersa is a town located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, in southeastern Ethiopia. This town has a latitude and longitude of 07°32′N 38°59′E with an elevation of 2784 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Munesa woreda.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

9.4550

Longitude

41.8664

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)

103

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Black Kite
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
9
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
7
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
6
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
6
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
5
Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
4
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
3
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

4.6

Largest event

2021-10-24

Most recent

M 4.3 — 2022-03-08
70 km NNW of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
M 4.6 — 2021-10-24
Ethiopia
M 4.5 — 2021-10-18
68 km NW of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
M 4.5 — 2021-10-15
52 km NNW of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
M 4.2 — 2021-04-23
10 km NNW of Harar, Ethiopia

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

6.34

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

2,316

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

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

Gallery

Sources

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