Mizan Tefere is a city in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. It is located at latitude 6° 58' north and longitude 35° 34' east, with an elevation of 1451 meters, about 160 kilometers southwest of Jimma. Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region. ... Jimma is the largest city in western Ethiopia; as of 1994 it had a population of 88,867 people. ...
Mizan Tefere is served by an airport with an unpaved runway.
Out of MizanTeferi there is a westbound road going through the state coffee plantation of Bebeka to the area of Gura Ferda, then turning south to the Dimma Refugee Camp, located near the Akobo river in the south-eastern part of Gambella region (95 kilometres from Mizan, two hours).
Mizan, which was already an important regional centre during the times of Emperor Haile Selassie, had its services expanded under the former Derg government.
However, it is recommended that officials look into the possibilities of upgrading the logistics capacity (means of transport and distribution) of the DPPD in MizanTeferi, which is currently not in the position to assess a suspected food shortage in the lowlands of Bench-Maji zone.
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