dire dawa city

The city is an industrial centre, home to several markets and the Dire Dawa Airport. The projected population for 2015 was 440,000 for the entire chartered city and 277,000 for the city proper, making the latter the seventh largest city in Ethiopia. Dire Dawa, city, east-central Ethiopia, located on the eastern edge of the East African Rift Valley, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Harer. It lies at the intersection of roads from Addis Ababa, Harer, and Djibouti and has an airport. Dire Dawa, for long a caravan centre, developed as the chief. Ethiopia’s second-largest city, Dire Dawa was established in 1902 as a major stop along the railway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti as it traversed the hot dry plains north of Harar. The city is split into two distinct quarters by the normally dry Dachata River. Dire Dawa (which means "Place of Remedy") is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia (the other being Addis Ababa, the capital). Dire Dawa was founded in 1902 after the Addis Ababa- Djibouti Railway reached the area. The railway could not reach the city of Harar at its higher elevation, so Dire Dawa was built nearby. Dechatu Catchment (DC) is part of the Dire Dawa City Administration situated in the eastern part of Ethiopia. Geographically, the area is located between 09° 28.1″ to 09° 49.1″ N Latitude and 41° 38.1″ to 42° 19.1″ E Longitude (Fig. 1.1). The area is characterized as having a semi-arid climate with a relatively low level of rainfall ... Malaria outbreaks in Dire Dawa City and its university. Clinical malaria incidence data (diagnosed by microscopy) collected from public and private health facilities (n = 34) showed an overall ... Flood risk has been historically affecting Dire Dawa city since the establishment of the city. Even though, adequate records on urban floods of Dire Dawa city were patchy and incomplete, historical information revealed that the first damaging flood risk was recorded in 1945. Since then flood has been affecting the city at different times. This is especially true in arid areas like Dire Dawa city, where groundwater is the primary source of domestic water supply and industrial activities. The city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia is experiencing rapid urbanization, making it the second largest city in the country (Feyissa, 2018). One of the reasons for this growth is the rural to urban ... 2004 – Dire Dawa became chartered city during federal parliament Proclamation 416/2004. August 2006 – the city was flooded when both Dechatu River and the Gorro River overflowed their banks, killing 200 people. 4 March 2009 – Overturned truck heading to Dengego to Dire Dawa killed 41 people and injured 50 people. [citation needed] Dire Dawa City Sport Club (Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema, is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League . This AAR was conducted in Dire Dawa City Administration, Ethiopia. The Dire Dawa City Administration is located 516 kilometers (km) to the east of the capital Addis Abeba. It is bounded by Somali region from North and East. It is bounded by the Oromia region from the South and West. The average temperature of the area ranges from 68°F_91°F.