Sendafa
Sandafaa (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Sendafa Location within Ethiopia  Sendafa Sendafa (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 9°9′N 39°2′E / 9.150°N 39.033°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | Oromia Special Zone |
| Elevation | 2,514 m (8,248 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 12,298 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Sendafa (Oromo: Sandafaa) is a town and separate woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Its name is taken from the Oromo name for a kind of thick, jointed grass or reed which grows in swampy areas.[1] Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne of the Oromia Region, Sendafa has a latitude and longitude of 9°09′N 39°02′E / 9.150°N 39.033°E with an elevation of 2514 meters above sea level. The town lies on the paved Addis Ababa - Adigrat highway, some 38 kilometers north of the capital.
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 10 October 2009)