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JIJIGA

Somali · ETHIOPIA (ET) · 9.35°N / 42.80°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 333,795

Jijiga is a city in Ethiopia with a population of 483,000. It sits at 9.35/42.80, runs on Africa/Addis_Ababa, is 27 km from Chinahsen.

Population 483,000
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Addis_Ababa

All facts

fields
Country
Ethiopia
Subdivision
Somali
Coords
9.35°N / 42.80°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km
NW Chinahsen Somali 25,400 27.1 km
NE Gedeb Somali 24,000 48.6 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Jijiga?
483,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jijiga in?
Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Which country is Jijiga in?
Ethiopia (ET).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/333795

{
  "data": {
    "id": 333795,
    "name": "Jijiga",
    "ascii_name": "Jijiga",
    "country_code": "ET",
    "population": 483000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Addis_Ababa",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 9.35,
    "longitude": 42.8
  }
}
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