Asella , also
Asela is a town and separate
woreda in central
Ethiopia. Located in the
Arsi Zone of the
Oromia Region about 175 kilometers from
Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation of 2,430 meters. Asella hosts an airport (
IATA code ALK). Asella was the capital of
Arsi Province until that province was demoted to a Zone of Oromia with the adoption of the 1995 Constitution. It retains some administrative functions as the seat of the present Arsi Zone.