City profile · Eritrea · Africa
Barentu
Gash-Barka · Eritrea
City population
15,891
#7
in Eritrea
#2
in Gash-Barka
#30,131
worldwide
15.106, 37.591 · 146 km from Asmara
About Barentu
Barentu is a city in Gash-Barka, Eritrea with a population of 15,891. It is the 7th largest of the 7 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Eritrea, and the 30,131st largest worldwide. It lies 146 km from Asmara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gash-Barka
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
1,009 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
Coordinates
15.106, 37.591
Record updated
2026-04-07
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 7 in EritreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.