Which country or map area contains Dire Dawa?
Dire Dawa is shown within Ethiopia in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Ethiopia
- Region name
- Dire Dawa
- Approximate latitude
- 9.6° north
- Approximate longitude
- 42.0° east
- Country capital
- Addis Ababa
- Country currency
- Ethiopian birr
- World region
- Eastern Africa
Quick answers about Dire Dawa
What kind of place is Dire Dawa?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Dire Dawa on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 9.6° north latitude and 42.0° east longitude.
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
The country capital is Addis Ababa.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.