Gobessa is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 07°37′N39°30′E / 7.617°N 39.500°E with an elevation of 2353 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Shirka woreda.
According to the Oromia Regional government, this town currently has a telephone station and a post office. Recently it has got access to electric power. It is also being connected to other nearby towns such as medero and Ticho. [1]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gobessa has an estimated total population of 10,170 of whom 5,010 were males and 5,160 were females. [2] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 5,689 of whom 2,717 were males and 2,972 were females.
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