According to the local administration, the total population has reached 114, 000 in 2022.
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.[1]
The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10,813 of whom 5,459 were males and 5,354 were females. It is the largest settlement in Oda bultum woreda.
A post office was in service in Badessa before the Second Italian-Abyssinian War, operating from 1923. Telephone service arrived no later than 1967.[2] Mobile telephone service was introduced to Badessa May 2009.[3]
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^2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
^"Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 11 December 2007)
badessa, oromia, confused, with, bedessa, wolaita, badessa, town, separate, aanaa, eastern, ethiopia, located, west, hararghe, zone, oromia, region, base, spur, chercher, mountains, south, addis, ababa, djibouti, railway, east, awash, this, town, latitude, lon. Not to be confused with Bedessa Wolaita Badessa is a town and separate Aanaa 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 E 8 900 40 783 with an elevation of 1761 m above sea level Bedessa Baddeeysaa Oromo በዴሳTownBadesaBedessaLocation within EthiopiaShow map of EthiopiaBedessaBedessa Africa Show map of AfricaCoordinates 8 54 N 40 47 E 8 900 N 40 783 E 8 900 40 783Country EthiopiaRegion OromiaZoneWest Hararghe ZoneGovernment MayorMusxafaElevation1 761 m 5 778 ft Population 2007 Total18 187Time zoneUTC 3 EAT According to the local administration the total population has reached 114 000 in 2022 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 1 The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 10 813 of whom 5 459 were males and 5 354 were females It is the largest settlement in Oda bultum woreda A post office was in service in Badessa before the Second Italian Abyssinian War operating from 1923 Telephone service arrived no later than 1967 2 Mobile telephone service was introduced to Badessa May 2009 3 References edit 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia Results for Oromia Region Vol 1 Archived November 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine Tables 2 1 2 5 3 4 accessed 13 January 2012 Local History in Ethiopia permanent dead link pdf The Nordic Africa Institute website accessed 11 December 2007 Six towns in W Hararge get access to mobile telephone service permanent dead link Ethiopian News Agency 23 May 2009 accessed 30 May 2009 nbsp This article about a location in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Badessa Oromia amp oldid 1176418851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
