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Djibouti City

Eastern Africa

Djibouti City is the capital of the Republic of Djibouti, on the Gulf of Tadjoura in the coastal Djibouti Region. Founded in 1888 by the French on land leased from Somali and Afar sultans, it has served as an important regional port and trading hub ever since. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
776,966 1
Area (sq km)
200 1
Founding Year
1888 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
14 1
Latitude
11.59444 degrees north 1
Longitude
43.14806 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Djibouti, Countries
Source Djibouti City (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Djibouti, Countries
Source Djibouti City (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Air Djibouti

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Air Djiboutitier 2
Sources
1. Djibouti City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Djibouti is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti
  • Infobox: population_total
    776966
  • Article text
    It had a population of around 777,000 residents (including suburbs like Balbala) in 2024, making it by far the largest settlement in the country.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    200
  • Infobox, Elevation
    14 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    11°35′40″N 43°08′53″E / 11.59444°N 43.14806°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    11°35′40″N 43°08′53″E / 11.59444°N 43.14806°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1888
  • Associated With: Djibouti, Infobox, Country
    Djibouti
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 11.5944,43.1481
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 11.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 43.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 43.25
11.75 43.25 BWh
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4. GeoNames: Djibouti - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 223817, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.69 km)
Quote, cities500 record 223817, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.69 km)
11.58901 43.14503 P PPLC DJ 07 626512 6 Africa/Djibouti
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Wikidata: Djibouti City
Wikidata Q3604, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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