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Yirga ‘Alem
City population
81,600
#40
in Ethiopia
#2
in Sidama Region
#7,084
worldwide
6.750, 38.417 · 256 km from Addis Ababa
About Yirga ‘Alem
Yirga ‘Alem is a city in Sidama Region, Ethiopia with a population of 81,600. It is the 40th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 7,084th largest worldwide. It lies 256 km from Addis Ababa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
1,778 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
6.750, 38.417
Record updated
2024-06-06
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.