Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi

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Laga tafo Laga Dadhi
Laga Xaafoo Laga Daadhii (Oromo)
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Coordinates: 9°3′57.26″N38°53′16.32″E / 9.0659056°N 38.8878667°E / 9.0659056; 38.8878667
Country Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Region Flag of the Oromia Region.svg  Oromia
Zone Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi (Oromo : laga Xaafoo Laga Daadhii) is a city adjacent to Addis Ababa located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. [1] It was created in 2008 from North Shewa Zone (Oromia) [2]

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  1. NEWS: DEMOLITION OF HOUSES LEAVES HUNDREDS IN LEGETAFO LEGEDADI HOMELESS, CITY MAYOR INSISTS HOUSES ARE ILLEGAL, 20 February 2019
  2. Legetafo-Legedadhi City, n.d.