Funyan Bira

Funyan Bira
Funyaan bira (Oromo)
Town
Funyan Bira is located in Ethiopia
Funyan Bira
Funyan Bira
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°24′N 42°19′E / 9.400°N 42.317°E / 9.400; 42.317
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneEast Hararghe Zone
WoredaGursum
Population
 (2005)
 • Total15,478
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Funyan Bira (Oromo: Funyaan Bira) is a town in East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region in Ethiopia, on a high plateau at the southern base of Mount Kondudo, which gives the town a climate similar to Harar. It is the administrative center of Gursum District

Fugnan Bira has a latitude and longitude of 9°21′N 42°24′E / 9.350°N 42.400°E / 9.350; 42.400 with an elevation between 1980 and 2049 meters above sea level.[1]

  1. ^ "Local history of Ethiopia : Fia – Fyanja" (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute. 2008.