BAHIR DAR

Amhara · ETHIOPIA (ET) · 11.59°N / 37.39°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 342,884

Bahir Dar is a city in Ethiopia with a population of 350,000. It sits at 11.59/37.39, runs on Africa/Addis_Ababa, is 24 km from T’īs Isat.

Population 350,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Addis_Ababa

All facts

fields

Country: Ethiopia
Subdivision: Amhara
Coords: 11.59°N / 37.39°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

SE T’īs Isat Amhara 39,200 24.3 km

SW Mer’āwī Amhara 42,200 31.3 km

S Ādēt Amhara 43,200 37.6 km

NE Werota Amhara 47,800 49.1 km

Air access

nearby

BJR

Bahir Dar Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Bahir Dar University

bdu.edu.et

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Bahir Dar?: 350,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bahir Dar in?: Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Which country is Bahir Dar in?: Ethiopia (ET).
Which airport serves Bahir Dar?: Bahir Dar Airport (BJR).
How far is Bahir Dar from Addis Ababa?: About 322 km.
Does Bahir Dar have a university?: Yes. Bahir Dar University.
What currency is used in Ethiopia?: Ethiopian Birr.
How many cities are in Ethiopia?: 255 on record.
Which admin region is Bahir Dar in?: Amhara.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/342884

{
  "data": {
    "id": 342884,
    "name": "Bahir Dar",
    "ascii_name": "Bahir Dar",
    "country_code": "ET",
    "population": 350000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Addis_Ababa",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 11.59364,
    "longitude": 37.39077
  }
}

Context

comparatives

8.9x the population of T’īs Isat.
24 km from T’īs Isat.
Same timezone (Africa/Addis_Ababa) as 254 other cities in Ethiopia.