Assela

Assela
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: climate-data.org

Assela
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State :

Ethiopia

Region :

Oromia

Coordinates :

7 ° 57 ' N , 39 ° 7' E Coordinates: 7 ° 57 ' N , 39 ° 7' E

Height :

2,430 meters above sea level

Area :

16.98 km²

Residents :

99,000 (2015)

Population density :

5,830 inhabitants per km²

Time zone :

EAT (UTC + 3)

Assela

Assela (also Asela , Asella ) is a city in the Oromia region in Ethiopia , more precisely in the Arsi zone , of which it is the main town. In addition, it was until an administrative reform in 1994 was the capital of what was then the province of Arsi . According to a projection from 2015, the city is home to around 99,000 inhabitants and is located about 159 km south of the capital Addis Ababa . As the seat of the administration for the Arsi area, the city still has some administrative functions. The city is located on Mount Chilalo on a high plateau near Lake Zway along the great African rift valley . With the seat of an airport, Asella is an important trade and transport hub for the entire region.

The city is and was home to many very successful Ethiopian long distance runners. The world record holders Haile Gebrselassie , Kenenisa Bekele , Tirunesh Dibaba and Derartu Tulu lived here .

geography

climate

According to the effective climate classification according to Köppen and Geiger and Geiger, Assela has a subtropical mountain climate (Cwb). Therefore, the monthly temperature differences hardly vary and the seasonal character is determined by the amount of precipitation, which is highest in August and very low in December.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Assela

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	22nd	22.6	23.3	23.3	23.1	21.7	19.7	19.6	19.9	21.5	21.2	21.4	O	21.6
Min. Temperature (° C)	6.0	7.5	8.9	10	10	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.5	8.7	7th	5.7	O	8.6
Temperature (° C)	14.2	15th	16.1	16.6	16.6	15.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	15.1	14.1	13.5	O	15.1

Precipitation ( mm )	27	57	93	105	110	123	195	205	151	54	18th	9	Σ	1,147