Adama

Adama (Oromo: Adaamaa or Hadaamaa, Amharic: አዳማ), formerly Nazreth (Amharic: ናዝሬት), is a former

Adama
Adaamaa (in Oromo)
አዳማ (in Amharic)
City
From top: Addis Ababa-Dire Dawa Road; Saint Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Oromia Martyrs Monument; Adama City; Addis Ababa–Adama Expressway
Adama
Location within Ethiopia
Adama
Location within the Horn of Africa
Adama
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 08°32′29″N 39°16′08″E
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneEast Shewa
Elevation
1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total220,212
  Estimate 
(2021)
435,222
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(+251) 22
ClimateAw

capital city of Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone 99 km (62 mi) southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa, the city sits between the base of an escarpment to the west, and the Great Rift Valley to the east.

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