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Melkasa

Oromiatown

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Coordinates8.40°, 39.34°

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

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City facts

Overview

Found in Oromia, Ethiopia, Melkasa is classified as a town in public datasets. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 8.405°, 39.336° situate Melkasa in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,247 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 88% 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
8.4049
Longitude
39.3365
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)
710
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    18
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    17
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    17
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    17
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    17
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    16
  • Swainson's Sparrow
    Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    16
  • Beautiful Sunbird
    Cinnyris pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    15

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
122
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2025-02-14

Most recent

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)
6.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,247

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

Sources

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