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Bedessa
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Mirab Hararghe Zone |
| Elevation | 1,761 m (5,778 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 19,361 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Bedessa is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, at the base of a spur of the Chercher mountains 40 kilometers south of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and 65 kilometers east of Awash, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1761 meters above sea level.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bedessa has an estimated total population of 19,361 of whom 10,066 were males and 9,295 were females.[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 Kuni woreda.
A post office was in service in Bedessa before the Second Italian-Abyssinian War, operating from 1923. Telephone service arrived no later than 1967.[2] Mobile telephone service was introduced to Bedessa May 2009.[3]