Dire Dawa
Dire Dhawa
ድሬ ዳዋ Dire Dawa | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Dire Dawa skyline | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Dire Dhawa | |
  Dire Dhawa Location within Ethiopia | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chartered City |
| Area | |
| • 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) |
| Area code | (+251) 25 |
| Website | www.dire-dawa.gov.et |
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.
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
- Ali Birra
- Ato Hussein Ismail
- Luciano Violante
References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Dire Dawa