Addis Ababa
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Nicknames: City of Humans, Sheger | |
Coordinates: 9°1′48″N 38°44′24″E / 9.03000°N 38.74000°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Chartered | 1886 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adanech Abebe |
Area | |
• Chartered city | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) |
• Land | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 2,355 m (7,726 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Chartered city | 3,384,569 |
• Density | 5,165.1/km2 (13,378/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,384,569 |
• Metro | 4,567,857 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
Area code | (+251) 11 |
HDI (2018) | 0.697[2] medium · 1st |
Website | Official website |
Addis Ababa (also spelled Addis Abeba) is the capital city of Ethiopia.[3] It is also the political capital of the African Union.[4]