Asella is a city in central
Ethiopia. Located in the
Arsi Zone of the
Oromia Region about 175 kilometers from
Addis Ababa, this city has a longitude and latitude of , with an elevation of 2430 meters. Asella hosts an airport (
IATA code ALK).Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 84,645, of whom 40,552 were males and 44,093 were females. According to the 1994 census it had a population of 47,391.Asella was the capital of
Arsi Province until that province was demoted to a Zone of Oromia with the adoption of the 1995 Constitution. It retains some administrative functions as the seat of the present Arsi Zone. Asella has been the home of many Ethiopian track
athletes, including
Haile Gebrselassie,
Kenenisa Bekele,
Tirunesh Dibaba, and
Derartu Tulu.
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