Addis Ababa
capital city of Ethiopia
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Summary
Addis Ababa is a region of Ethiopia[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ethiopia[2]
- Country: Ethiopia[3]
- Head of government: Adanech Abebe[4]
- Instance of: federal capital[5], city[6]
- Official language: Amharic[7]
- Shares border with: Oromia Region[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Addis Ketema[9], Akaky Kaliti[10], Arada[11], Bole[12], Gullele[13], Kirkos[14], Kolfe Keranio[15], Lideta[16], Nifas Silk-Lafto[17], Yeka[18], Lemi Kura[19]
- Headquarters location: African Union[20], United Nations Economic Commission for Africa[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Leipzig[22], Beijing[23], Chuncheon[24], Stockholm[25], Khartoum[26], Beersheba[27], Netanya[28], Tel Aviv[29], Johannesburg[30], Washington, D.C.[31], San Francisco[32], Chongqing[33], Kaunas[34], Gai[35]
- Postal code: 1165[36]
- Local dialing code: 11[37]
- Inception: January 1, 1886[38]
- Coordinate location: 9.035833333333333, 38.7525[39]
- Official website: https://cityaddisababa.gov.et/[40], http://www.addisababa.gov.et/[41]
- Population: 3,384,569[42], 3,041,002[43], 5,228,000[44], 5,704,000[45]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[46], Great dictionary of geographical names[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[49], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Addis Ababa include Addis Ababa Bole International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in Ethiopia[53].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include Addis Ababa Bole International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in Ethiopia[53].