Bedessa
| Badessa | |
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 Badessa
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| Coordinates: 8°54′N 40°47′E / 8.900°N 40.783°E | |
| Country |
 Ethiopia
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| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | West Hararghe Zone |
| Elevation | 1,761 m (5,778 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 18,187 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Badessa is a town and separate woreda in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, at the base of a spur of the Chercher Mountains 40 km south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 km east of Awash, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′N 40°47′E / 8.900°N 40.783°ECoordinates: 8°54′N 40°47′E / 8.900°N 40.783°E with an elevation of 1761 m above sea level.
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this town of 18,187, of whom 9,592 were men and 8,595 were women. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 64.49% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 33.08% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 2.07% of the population were Protestant.
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