Kokīr
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Tiya (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.400 and 38.233 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 23' 59" and E 38° 13' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Birr - ETB
Spoken languages:
Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:59 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:19 am and 6:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.941 and -140.169 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakaui
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ethiopia in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Kokīr

Kokīr in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is a city located in Ethiopia about 56 mi (or 90 km) south-west of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kokīr is now 12:59 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Kokīr. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Bole International Airport in a distance of 56 mi (or 89 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tiya in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Gambela and Dire Dawa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 36%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

21°C (71 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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Student hostel - finishing touches and moving in

Published: February 24, 2009
Length: 43:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ethiopianeducation

The moment we have been waiting for - to be able to provide secure and peaceful accommodation for our orphaned scholarship students. In february 2009 three floors of the eef hostel were...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Seden Sodo

Seden Sodo is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Walisona Goro, on the north by Becho, on the northeast by Tole, and on the east by Kersana Kondaltiti. The major town in Seden Sodo is Harbu Chulule.

Located at 8.41667, 38.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kokīr