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Badessa
City population
35,294
#122
in Ethiopia
#11
in South Ethiopia Regional State
#15,577
worldwide
6.877, 37.936 · 255 km from Addis Ababa
About Badessa
Badessa is a city in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia with a population of 35,294. It is the 122nd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 15,577th largest worldwide. It lies 255 km from Addis Ababa.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#11of 20
Coordinates
6.877, 37.936
Record updated
19 July 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 232 in EthiopiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.