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Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
: ቂርቆስ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Kerkos, Kirikos or Cherkos, is a
district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
(sub-city) of
Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
,
Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. As of 2011 its population was 235,441.


Geography

The district is located in the city centre, and borders the districts of Arada, Yeka, Bole, Nifas Silk-Lafto and Lideta.


Education

There are many schools in the area. Popular examples include the African Union Branch (Grades 1-8) of Nejashi Ethio-Turkish International Schools, Blue Bird School, and multiple others.


List of neighbourhoods

* Bantyiketu * Beg Tera * Beherawi * Beklo Bet * Bulgariya Sefer * Enderase * Gotera * Kasanchis * Kera * Lancha * Legehar * Menaheriya Kasanchis * Meshualekiya * Meskel Flower * Mexico * Olympia * Riche * Sar Bet * Wello Sefer


See also

* Meskel Square * Addis Ababa railway station


References


External links

* Districts of Addis Ababa {{ethiopia-geo-stub