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Sire

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Coordinates8.28°, 39.49°

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City facts

Overview

Sire is a town in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq (East) Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 09°02′N 36°52′E with an altitude between 1845 and 1896 meters above sea level. It is the largest settlement in Sibu Sire woreda.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.2764
Longitude
39.4927
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)
358
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ethiopian Bee-eater
    Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves
    9
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Abyssinian Scimitarbill
    Rhinopomastus minor (Rüppell, 1845) · Aves
    9
  • Yellow-breasted Barbet
    Trachyphonus margaritatus (Cretzschmar, 1828) · Aves
    8
  • Banded Barbet
    Lybius undatus (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    8
  • Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    Eremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye, 1839) · Aves
    8
  • Northern Crombec
    Sylvietta brachyura Lafresnaye, 1839 · Aves
    8
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
133
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2025-02-14

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Oromia

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
12
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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