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Hosaena

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Also known as Hosaina, Hosanna, Hosana

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Place details

Locality
Hossana
Region
ማዕከላዊ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት Central Ethiopia Regional State ولاية مركز إثيوبيا الإقليمية
Country
ኢትዮጵያ
Population
188,200
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hossana
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ethiopia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Ethiopia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Ethiopia Regional State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hadiya
Settlement.population_as_of
2007
Settlement.population_total
69995
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.elevation_m
2177
Settlement.blank_name
Climate
Settlement.blank_info
Cfb

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Sports
  • Notes

Hosaena, Hossana or Hosaina is a town which level as a woreda in southern Ethiopia, and currently serve as the administrative center of Hadiya Zone and Central Ethiopia Regional State as well. Geographically located to the central south of Ethiopia, with a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2177 meters above sea level. It was part of Limo woreda and is surrounded by it.

A nearby landmark is the rock-hewn Dawabelo Cave, whose rock-hewn pillars suggest that it is an unfinished monolithic church. An all-weather road was built in 1963 by the Gurage Road Association, which connected Hosaina na to Addis Ababa by way of Welkite and Endibir. According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, Hosaena's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, 24-hour electrical service, a bank and a hospital.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hosaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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