What is "goba"

Goba is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region approximately 446 km southeast of Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,743 meters above sea level.

The town is known for its Wednesday market and for honey, basketry and cotton shawl making; Bale National Park is 10 km to the southwest. A few kilometers outside of Goba are the remains of an old rock church. Goba shares Robe Airport ( ICAO code HAGB, IATA GOB) with neighbouring Robe.

Ethiopian Airlines has a scheduled flight four times a week connecting Goba to the capital Addis Ababa and to the southern city Arba Minch.

Goba may refer to:

• Goba, a town in Ethiopia
• Goba, Mozambique
• Goba (Tanzanian ward), an administrative ward of Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
• Goba (woreda) the district or woreda containing the town of Goba
• Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), an annual bicycle tour

Goba is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the town of Goba. Part of the Bale Zone, Goba is bordered on the south by Mennana Harena Buluk, on the west by Mirab Arsi Zone, on the north by the Mena River which separates it from Sinanana Dinsho, and on the southeast by Berbere.

Goba is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 8,517.

Goba Secondary School shares its name, and is located within the district.