Hawaasa
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Place details
- Locality
- ሀዋሳ Hawassa حواسا
- Region
- ሲዳማ ክልል Sidama سيداما
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 422,200
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hawassa
- Settlement.other_name
- AwassaAwasa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Capital city
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Sidama Monument; Hawassa Industrial Park; Hawassa Kenema Stadium; St. Gabriel Church; Outskirt view; Lake Hawassa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ethiopia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sidama
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Woreda
- Settlement.established_title1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Sidama Region
- Population
- +300100
- Area
- +50
- Elevation
- +1708
- Capital of
- Awasa Zuria
- Image
- Awasa fish market.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Demographics
- Economy
- Religion
- Sport
- Education
- Climate
- Notes
- External links
Hawassa (; ʾäwasa, also spelled Awassa or Awasa) known historically as Adare is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Hawassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, east of Sodo, and north of Dilla. The town serves as the capital of the Sidama Region. It lies on the Trans-African Highway 4 Cairo-Cape Town and has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of above sea level. Its name comes from a Sidama word meaning "wide body of water".
The city is home to Hawassa University a major university in the country (which includes Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, an Agricultural College, the Main Campus, and a Health Sciences College), Awasa Adventist College, and a major market. The city is served by Awasa Airport (ICAO code HALA, IATA AWA), opened in 1988. Postal service is provided by the main branch; electricity and telephone service are also available. Important local attractions include the St. Gabriel Church and the Awassa Kenema Stadium. Fishing is a major local industry.