Jijiga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: Somali
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 483,000
• Coordinates: 9.3500° N, 42.8000° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 446 km (277 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR): 108 km (67 mi), straight line
• Egal International Airport (HGA, Somalia): 142 km (88 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chinahsen: 27 km (17 mi)
• Gedeb: 49 km (30 mi)
• Babile: 53 km (33 mi)
• Funyan Bira: 53 km (33 mi)
• Hartishek: 64 km (40 mi)