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Locality
ሰንዳፋ / Sendafa
Region
ኦሮሚያ ክልል Oromia أوروميا
Country
ኢትዮጵያ
Population
25,500
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa

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Population
12298
Area
4.195
Elevation
2514

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  • Overview
  • Demographics
  • Relief work
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Sendafa (Amharic.ሰንዳፋ)(Oromo: Sandafaa) is a town in central Ethiopia. It also serves as a separate district in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, and its name is taken from the Oromo name for a kind of thick, jointed grass or reed which grows in swampy areas. Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne of the Oromia Region, Sendafa has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2514 meters above sea level. The town lies on the paved Addis Ababa - Adigrat highway, some 38 kilometers north of the capital.

== Overview == Sendafa has a moderate temperature; June, July and August are principal rainy season. The town has one senior secondary school, which started enrolling students in 1987.

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