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Addis Ababa's Meskel Square in 2015 Map of Addis Ababa with its 10 districts The 1909 land act further transformed Addis Ababa into metropolitan area, therefore, shifted from safar to infrastructure settlement in 1910s and 1920s, and schools roads, hospitals and other infrastructure began developing.
Addis Ababa (/ ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə /; [5] Amharic: አዲስ አበባ, lit. 'new flower' [adˈdis ˈabəba] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. [6][7][8] In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. [2] Addis Ababa is a highly developed [9] and important cultural, artistic, financial and ...
The history of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, formally begins with the founding of the city in the 19th century by Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II and his wife Empress Taytu Betul. In its first years the city was more like a military encampment than a town. The central focus was the emperor’s palace, which was surrounded by the dwellings of ...
Proposed. 22 October 2022. Sheger City (Amharic: ሸገር ከተማ, Oromo: Magaalaa Shaggar) is a proposed model of urban development established on 22 October 2022 that centers around the city Addis Ababa to provide influence and economic benefit for other satellite cities. The administration contains 12 sub-cities, 36 districts and 40 rural ...
UTC+3 (East Africa Time) Area code. (+251) 11. Arada (Amharic: አራዳ ክፍለ ከተማ) is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Arada got its name from the Oromo "Ardaa Gabaa," meaning "Market Venue." "Ardaa" is a term the Oromo commonly use for places where folks from different directions gather. Initially, they also called it ...
Addis Ababa, for example, might have a total population of 4.5 to 5 million if also taking the metropolitan area into account. Some towns which should be beyond a number of 40,000 inhabitants (like Holeta) are not shown as the last census happened in 2007. At that time, the area of some towns was different which makes it hard to provide numbers.
Political status. Oromia and Addis Ababa political relations has been national controversy over last couple decade. The city is located in Oromia, but affected the socio-economic and political factors in the Region. Addis Ababa constitutionally defined as a self-governing city with its status interrelated to "special interest" of Oromia and the ...
Top speed. 80 km/h (50 mph) [ 2] System map. The Addis Ababa Light Rail ( Amharic: የአዲስ አበባ ቀላል ባቡር, romanized : Ye’Adīsi Abeba k’elali Baburi) is a light rail system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [ 3][ 4] It is the first light rail and rapid transit in eastern and sub-saharan Africa. [ 3][ 5][ 6] A 17-kilometre (11 ...