Emdibir
እምድብር (Amharic) Berro,Gottam Gebya | |
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  Emdibir Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°7′N 37°56′E / 8.117°N 37.933°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' |
| Zone | Gurage |
| Elevation | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Emdibir is a town south-west of Addis Ababa, in the central part of Ethiopia. Located in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°7′N 37°56′E / 8.117°N 37.933°E and an elevation between 2130 and 2164 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Cheha woreda.
According to the Gurage Zone local government, Emdibir is one of 12 towns with electrical power, one of 11 with telephone service and one of nine that have postal service.[1] An all-weather road was built in 1963 by the Gurage Road Association, which connected Emdibir to Addis Ababa through Welkite and Hosaena.[2]
The seat of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber is located in this town.[2]
- ^ Gurage Zone Socio-Economic Profile Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Gurage Zone Government web page (accessed 5 July 2009)
- ^ a b "Ethiopian Village Studies: Imbdibir" Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for the Study of African Economies (accessed 5 July 2009)