Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia. The other chartered city is Addis Ababa, the capital. It is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura.
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| Coordinates: 9°36′N 41°52′E / 9.600°N 41.867°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Dire Dawa |
| Zone | Dire Dawa |
| District | Dire Dawa |
| Founded | 24 December 1902 |
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| • Type | Chartered City |
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| • City | 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,276[2] m (4,189 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City | 440,000[1] |
| • Density | 4,530/km2 (11,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 277,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www.dire-dawa.gov.et |
It is on the Dechatu River. The western outskirts of the city are on the Gorro River.
The Dire Dawa University was created in 2006.
Notable people from Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa Media
Ruins of the thirteenth-century Harla town of Hubat near Dire Dawa
Train departing from Dire Dawa c. 1912
Panorama of Dire Dawa c. 1915
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Italian troops taking possession of the Dire Dawa railway station in 1936
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia building
A map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia
Station of the Djibouti-Ethiopia Railway in Dire Dawa.
Taxicab stand in Dire Dawa
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Dire Dawa |