Goba

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Goba is a town in south-central Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region approximately 300 km southeast of Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of [7°0′N 39°59′E].

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 50,650, of whom 24,256 were males and 26,394 were females.[CSA 2005 National Statistics], Table B.4

The town is known for its market and for honey, basketry and cotton shawl making; Bale National Park is 10 km to the southwest. Goba shares Robe Airport (ICAO code HAGB, IATA GOB) with neighbouring Robe, from which Ethiopian Airlines operates flights to Addis Ababa.

It was the capital of the former Bale Province, until the province was abolished with the adoption of the constitution of 1995.

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