Nifas Silk-Lafto
district of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
Nifas Silk-Lafto, also spelled Niffassilk Lafto or Nefassilk Lafto (Amharic: ንፋስ ስልክ ላፍቶ ክፍለ ከተማ), is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was of 335,740.
Geography
The district is located in the southwestern suburb of the city. It borders with the districts of Kolfe Keranio, Lideta, Kirkos and Bole and Akaky Kaliti.
List of places
Jemo Michael
Jemo 1
Jemo 3
Repi
SOS Children's Village Addis Ababa
Admin Level: 11
Besrat Gebriel
EECMY Residential Area
Gofa
Gofa Mebrathail
Great Akaki
Gulele Bota
Haile Garment
Hana
Harbu Shet
Irtu Bota
Jemo
Lafto
Lebu
Lebu Mebrathail
Mekanisa
Mekanisa Abo
Menisa
Vatican
References
External links
"Nifas Silk-Lafto" (Map). Google Maps.
The public source identifies “Nifas Silk-Lafto” as district of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nifas, Silk-Lafto and district.
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