Sendafa
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Place details
- Locality
- ሰንዳፋ / Sendafa
- Region
- ኦሮሚያ ክልል Oromia أوروميا
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 25,500
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12298
- Area
- 4.195
- Elevation
- 2514
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4 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Demographics
- Relief work
- Notes
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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