Dembidolo

Dembi Dollo
Dambidolloo (Oromo)
Town
Market of Dembi Dollo
Market of Dembi Dollo
Dembi Dollo is located in Ethiopia
Dembi Dollo
Dembi Dollo
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 08°32′07″N 34°48′01″E / 8.53528°N 34.80028°E / 8.53528; 34.80028
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneKelam Welega
Elevation
1,701 m (5,581 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total29,448
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Dembidollo (Oromo: Dambi Doolloo), also spelled Dembi Dolo, is a market town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. It is the capital of Kelam Welega Zone of the Oromia Region. This town, which is at an elevation of between 1,701 m (5,581 ft) and 1,827 m (5,994 ft) above sea level, was originally known as Sayo.

Dembidollo is known for goldsmith work and for tej production.[1] The town is served by Dembidollo Airport (ICAO code HADD, IATA DEM).

  1. ^ Matt Philips; Jean-Bernard Carillet (2006). Ethiopia and Eritrea (3rd ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-74104-436-2.