Awasa

Hawassa (Awassa, Awasa) አዋሳ (Amharic) Hawassa
City
Outskirts of Hawassa
Hawassa (Awassa, Awasa) Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°3′N 38°28′E / 7.050°N 38.467°E / 7.050; 38.467
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples'
Kifleketema	Awasa Zuria
Government
• Type	Democratic
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	1,708 m (5,604 ft)
Population (2016 est)
• Total	315,267
• Density	6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	46
Climate	Aw

Hawassa (Amharic: አዋሳ^?, also spelled Awassa or Hawassa) is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley. It is located 285 km south of Addis Ababa via Debre Zeit, 130 km east of Sodo, and 75 km north of Dilla. The town serves as the capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, and is a special zone of this region. It lies on the Trans-African Highway 4 Cairo-Cape Town, and has a latitude and longitude of 7°3′N 38°28′E / 7.050°N 38.467°E / 7.050; 38.467Coordinates: 7°3′N 38°28′E / 7.050°N 38.467°E / 7.050; 38.467 and an elevation of 1708 meters above sea level.