Gode
Gode
ጎዴ | |
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City | |
Gode Location within Ethiopia Gode Location within the Horn of Africa Gode Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 5°57′10″N 43°33′06″E / 5.952655°N 43.551579°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | [[Shinile] Zone|Shabelle]] |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,350,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| postal code | 3040 |
| Area code | +251 |
Gode (Amharic: ጎዴ)(Somali: Godey, { is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Shabelle Zone, the city was the capital of the Somali Region until 1995 when Jijiga became the capital
Gode Airport, also known as the Ugas Mirad Airport (IATA code GDE), has regular flights operated by Ethiopian Airlines. A bridge over the Shebelle River was built near Gode in 1964.