Asosa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: Bīnshangul Gumuz
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 69,700
• Coordinates: 10.0667° N, 34.5333° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 476 km (296 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Asosa Airport (ASO): 7.9 km (4.9 mi), straight line
• Dembidollo Airport (DEM): 172 km (107 mi), straight line
• Gambela Airport (GMB): 216 km (134 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bambesi: 41 km (26 mi)
• Mendi: 69 km (43 mi)
• Tumma, South Sudan: 80 km (50 mi)
• Tuyo Quffa, South Sudan: 85 km (53 mi)
• Tagga, South Sudan: 97 km (61 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ad-Damazin, 192 km (120 mi)