Business in Dire Dawa, Oromo (Ethiopia)
Trade and Transport in Dire Dawa (second largest Ethiopian city)
Dire Dawa (federal city) is the capital of the Dire Dawa region
in eastern
Ethiopia (East Africa)
- ድሬ ዳዋ in Oromo
- Population of Dire Dawa: 608,000 inhabitants
- Dire Dawa
agglomeration: 1.2 million people
- Dire Dawa is the second largest Ethiopian city
- Dire Dawa is an important Ethiopian commercial and industrial centre
- The largest industries in Dire Dawa are
Railway sleepers manufacture and
a cement plant
- Main ethnic groups are Oromo (45%), Somalis (35%) and Amhara
- Main language is Oromo
- Main religion in Dire Dawa is Islam (71% of the population)
Transport and Logistics in Ethiopia
- Airport Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International
- National Road 10: Awasa, Harar, Dire Dawa, Jijiga, Degehabur
- Distances from Dire Dawa to:
- Addis Ababa: 500 kilometres
- Mek'ele: 933 kilometres
- Adama: 364 kilometres
- Awasa: 580 kilometres
- Dessie: 673 kilometres
- Addis Ababa-Djibouti
Railway
- Access to the Port of Djibouti
Ethiopian Students from Dire Dawa
- Doctorate in African Business
- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport in Africa
More information: Trade and Business in Ethiopia, at EENI Training Portal.
- Dire Dawa is located on the Dechatu River
- Elevation of Dire Dawa: 1,276 meters
- 1902: foundation
of Dire Dawa (Imperial Company of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway) (History of Ethiopia)
Ethiopian Region: Dire Dawa
- Region: Dire Dawa
- District: Dire Dawa
- Borders of Dire Dawa with Djibouti (to 150 kilometres) and Somalia (to 130 kilometres)
Higher Education in Dire Dawa - Ethiopia
- University of Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa, Etiopía
Dire Dawa, Éthiopie
Dire Dawa, Etiópia (c) Africa - EENI Global Business School
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