Bekoji

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Bekoji ( Ge'ez በቆጂ, also Bek'ojī or Bok'ojī, Italian Boccoggi, Bocoggi, Boccogi ) is the capital of the woreda Bekoji in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is located 105 km southeast of Addis Ababa. The city belonged to the former Arsi Province.

The figures of the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia According Bekoji had 2005 16.730 inhabitants. In 1994, of 9,367 inhabitants, 56.91 % Oromo, Amhara 36.37 % and 2.39% per Soddo - Gurage and Silt'e and 1.03 % Tigray. 51.81 % spoke Amharic as their mother language, 45.69 % and 0.98 % Oromo Silt'e.

Bekoji is the birthplace of long- distance runners Derartu Tulu, Ejegayehu Dibaba and Tiki Gelana. The two long-distance runner Kenenisa and Tariku Bekele was born near the city.