Asella

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Asella is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region about 175 kilometers from Addis Ababa, this town has a longitude and latitude of 7°57′N, 39°7′E, with an elevation of 2430 meters.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 84,645, of whom 40,552 were males and 44,093 were females.[1] According to the 1994 census it had a population of 47,391.

Asella was the capital of Arsi Province until that province was demoted to a Zone of Oromia with the adoption of the 1995 Constitution. It retains some administrative functions as the seat of the present Arsi Zone. Asella has been the home of many Ethiopian track athletes, including Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba, and Derartu Tulu.

  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3


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