Begi
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ethiopia_adm_location_map.svg)  Begi Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′N 34°29′E / 9.333°N 34.483°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | West Welega |
| Woreda | Begi |
| Elevation | 1,673 m (5,489 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 6,106 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Begi is a town in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the West Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of 9°20′N 34°29′E / 9.333°N 34.483°E with an elevation of 1673 meters above sea level. Begi is the administrative center of Begi woreda. As of 2005, the woreda is divided into two districts: Begi and Qondaala.
Begi has enjoyed telephone service since the 1930s.[1] The school in Begi started in 1953 as an elementary school (grades one through six), and in 1975 was upgraded to a junior secondary school, also offering education in grades seven and eight.[2] The town also hosted an unpaved airfield with regular flights by Ethiopian Airlines, now abandoned and in state of disrepair, and has postal service.
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 30 December 2007)
- ^ Ralph Siebert, Kati Siebert, Klaus Wedekind, "Sociolinguistic Survey Report on Languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha Area, Part I", SIL International, 2002. (accessed 30 December 2008)