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

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Tiya (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.117 and 38.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 7' 0" and E 38° 22' 0"
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: 04:11 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:29 am and 6:09 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 Butajīra

Butajīra in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region with it's 30,502 habitants is a city located in Ethiopia about 68 mi (or 109 km) south of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.

Current time in Butajīra is now 04:11 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Butajīra. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Harar Meda Airport in a distance of 60 mi (or 97 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 28 mi (or 45 km), North-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: 22°C / 72 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 32%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 6% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Wednesday, 11th of December 2024

22°C (72 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 12th of December 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 13th of December 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

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.

Meskanena Mareko

Meskanena Mareko ("Meskane and Mareko") was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskanena Mareko was bordered on the south by Silte, on the southwest by Gumer, on the west by Ezhana Wolene, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, on the north by Sodo, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Meskanena Mareko included Butajira and Inseno.

Located at 8.13333, 38.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Butajira

Butajira is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located at the base of the Zebidar massif in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|07|N|38|22|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2131 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Meskane woreda. It was part of former Meskanena Mareko woreda.

Located at 8.11667, 38.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

Meskane

Meskane is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named after the Meskan speaking Gurage people. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskane is bordered on the south by the Silt'e Zone, on the west by Muhor Na Aklil, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano, on the north by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Sodo, and on the southeast by Mareko. Towns in Meskane include Inseno. The town of Butajira is surrounded by Meskane.

Located at 8.13333, 38.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Butajīra.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Butlagira, Butajera, Buttagira, Butajīra