Kolfe Keranio
district of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
Kolfe Keranio (Amharic: ኮልፌ ቀራኒዮ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Kolfe Keraneo or simply Kolfe, is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was 546,219.
Geography
The district is located in the western suburb of the city, near the Gefersa Reservoir. It borders the districts of Gullele, Addis Ketema, Lideta and Nifas Silk-Lafto.
List of places
Jemo 2
Mickey Ieland Condo Site
Repi Upper
Admin Level: 11
Asko Area
Asko Bercheko Faberika Area
Atena Tera
Ayer Tena
Gebre Kirstos Bete Kristian
Kolfe Keranio
Koshim
Kurtume Stream
Lekwuanda
Lideta Gebriel Bete Kristian
Nefro Neighborhood
Sost Kuter Mazoria (Total)
Zenebework
Asera Sement Mazoria (Asra sement)
References
External links
"Kolfe Keranio" (Map). Google Maps.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Kolfe Keranio” is district of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Kolfe, Keranio and district, not as a finished interpretation.
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