BARENTU

Gash-Barka · ERITREA (ER) · 15.11°N / 37.59°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 342,711

Barentu is a city in Eritrea with a population of 15,891. It sits at 15.11/37.59, runs on Africa/Asmara, is 47 km from Badme.

Population 15,891

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Asmara

All facts

fields

Country: Eritrea
Subdivision: Gash-Barka
Coords: 15.11°N / 37.59°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

SE Badme Gash-Barka 1,563 47.7 km

Air access

nearby

HHBA

Barentu Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Barentu?: 15,891 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Barentu in?: Africa/Asmara.
Which country is Barentu in?: Eritrea (ER).
Which airport serves Barentu?: Barentu Airport (HHBA).
How far is Barentu from Asmara?: About 146 km.
Does Barentu have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Eritrea?: Arabic and English.
What currency is used in Eritrea?: Nakfa.
How many cities are in Eritrea?: 18 on record.
Which admin region is Barentu in?: Gash-Barka.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/342711

{
  "data": {
    "id": 342711,
    "name": "Barentu",
    "ascii_name": "Barentu",
    "country_code": "ER",
    "population": 15891,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Asmara",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 15.10582,
    "longitude": 37.59067
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.2x the population of Badme.
47 km from Badme.
Same timezone (Africa/Asmara) as 17 other cities in Eritrea.