Goba

7.016666666666739.983333333333Koordinaten: 7 ° 1 ' N, 39 ° 59 ' E

Goba is a town in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, located in the south-central area of ​​the country, about 300 km southeast of Addis Ababa in 2743 m height. The lay population, according to calculations, in 2005 at 34,369.

10 km northeast of the Bale Mountains National Park located it is the starting point to the national park. In addition, Goba is known for its markets and for honey, wicker and cotton towels. The city shares with the neighboring Robe an airport from the Ethiopian Airlines flights offers to and from Addis Ababa.

Goba was until 1995 the capital of the former province of Bale.