BISHOFTU

Oromiya · ETHIOPIA (ET) · 8.75°N / 38.98°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 339,666

Bishoftu is a city in Ethiopia with a population of 207,400. It sits at 8.75/38.98, runs on Africa/Addis_Ababa, is 24 km from Mojo.

Population 207,400

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Addis_Ababa

All facts

fields

Country: Ethiopia
Subdivision: Oromiya
Coords: 8.75°N / 38.98°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km

SE Mojo Oromiya 61,300 24.1 km

SE Nazrēt Oromiya 456,900 38.8 km

NW Addis Ababa Addis Ababa 3,860,000 39.5 km

S Dēra Oromiya 30,700 41.4 km

SE Wonji Oromiya 29,200 42.2 km

NW Sebeta Oromiya 102,300 43.8 km

N Sendafa Oromiya 25,500 44.5 km

NW Burayu Oromiya 101,400 46.9 km

SE Wenjī Oromiya 17,120 47.4 km

Air access

nearby

QHR

Harar Meda Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

ADD

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

Large airport

31.8 km

HAAL

Lideta Army Airport

Small airport

39.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Bishoftu?: 207,400 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bishoftu in?: Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Which country is Bishoftu in?: Ethiopia (ET).
Which airport serves Bishoftu?: Harar Meda Airport (QHR).
How far is Bishoftu from Addis Ababa?: About 40 km.
Does Bishoftu have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Ethiopia?: Ethiopian Birr.
How many cities are in Ethiopia?: 255 on record.
Which admin region is Bishoftu in?: Oromiya.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/339666

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  "data": {
    "id": 339666,
    "name": "Bishoftu",
    "ascii_name": "Bishoftu",
    "country_code": "ET",
    "population": 207400,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Addis_Ababa",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 8.75225,
    "longitude": 38.97846
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.4x the population of Mojo.
24 km from Mojo.
Same timezone (Africa/Addis_Ababa) as 254 other cities in Ethiopia.