Kolfe Keranio (

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 ...

: ኮልፌ ቀራኒዮ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Kolfe Keraneo or simply Kolfe, 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 546,219.

Geography

The district is located in the western suburb of the city, near the Gefersa Reservoir. It borders the districts of Gullele,

Addis Ketema Addis Ketema ( or ክፍለ ከተማ, meaning "new city") is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region ...

, Lideta and Nifas Silk-Lafto.

List of places

* Jemo 2 * Mickey Ieland Condo Site * Repi Upper

Admin Level: 11

* Asko Area * Asko Bercheko Faberika Area * Atena Tera * Ayer Tena * Gebre Kirstos Bete Kristian * Kolfe Keranio * Koshim * Kurtume Stream * Lekwuanda * Lideta Gebriel Bete Kristian * Nefro Neighborhood * Sost Kuter Mazoria (Total) * Zenebework * Asera Sement Mazoria (Asra sement)

References

External links

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