Yirga Ch’efē
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
6.167 and 38.200 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 6° 10' 0" and E 38° 12' 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: 09:00 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:18 am and 6:34 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-16 08:26:06

Touring Yirga Ch’efē

Yirga Ch’efē in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is a town located in Ethiopia about 201 mi (or 323 km) south of Addis Ababa, the country's capital place.

Time in Yirga Ch’efē is now 09:00 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Yirga Ch’efē. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Arba Minch Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Konso Cultural Landscape in a distance of 81 mi (or 131 km), South-West.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hawassa, Addis Ababa, Marsabit, Lodwar and Gambela. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 67 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 52%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Wednesday, 17th of April 2024

29°C (84 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Thursday, 18th of April 2024

28°C (83 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Friday, 19th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Coffee: Seed to Cup; the METAD Story

Published: June 30, 2018
Length: 18:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Omer Redi

The story of METAD Agricultural Development Pvt. Ltd. Co. is about transforming the Ethiopian coffee industry end to end. From growing the best speciality ...


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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.

Irgachefe

Irgachefe (also transliterated as Yirgachefe) is a town in central southern Ethiopia. Located in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:6|10|N|38|12|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation between 1880 and 1919 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Yirgachefe woreda (or district), an important coffee growing area.

Located at 6.16667, 38.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Irriga Shafi, Chefe, Yrga Chafe, Yirga Ch’efē