Official Name: | Bondara بندارا |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Djibouti |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Djibouti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Djibouti |
Subdivision Name1: | Dikhil |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 387 |
Coordinates: | 11.0167°N 62°W |
Elevation M: | 470 |
Bondara is a town in the south of Dikhil Region. It is situated about 11 kilometres (6 miles) south of Dikhil and 2 km north of the border with Ethiopia.
The town lies near the border with Ethiopia. Nearby towns and villages include Dikhil (10 km), Sankal (15 km) and As Eyla (26 km).
The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
Bondara is located at an altitude of 470 meters above sea level in low-shrouded mountains and hills and the surrounding mountains.