Hawassa
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
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Awassa Airport (2 mi) - Soddu Airport (53 mi)
- Waca Airport (90 mi)
- Arba Minch Airport (93 mi)
- Robe Airport (105 mi)
- Harar Meda Airport (120 mi)
- Jimma Airport (121 mi)
- Bole International Airport (134 mi)
- Tiya (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 7.062 and 38.476 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 7° 3' 43" and E 38° 28' 34"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Birr - ETB
- Spoken languages:
- Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:32 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:13 am and 6:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.829 and -140.081 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atiheu - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Hawassa
Hawassa in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region with it's 133,097 habitants is a city located in Ethiopia about 137 mi (or 220 km) south of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hawassa is now 10:32 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Hawassa. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Awassa Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tiya in a distance of 95 mi (or 153 km), North.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Addis Ababa, Gambela, Dire Dawa, Harar and Mandera. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 14% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
27°C (80 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
27°C (80 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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Fishing Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia: Rift Valley lakes and catching Tilapia and Catfish
Fishing boats on the side of Lake Hawassa, Awassa in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Opening with a view of lake from a park next to the shoreline where fish is allowed to be landed, we move...
Travelling to Hawassa. Ethiopia
Road trip to Hawassa Ethiopia.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lake Awasa
Lake Awasa is an endorheic basin in Ethiopia, located in the Main Ethiopian Rift south of Addis Ababa. According to the Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68, the lake is 16 km long and 9 km wide, with a surface area of 129 square kilometers. It has a maximum depth of 10 meters and is located at an elevation of 1,708 meters. Because it is relatively accessible to scientists, Lake Awasa is the most studied of the Rift Valley lakes in Ethiopia.
Awasa
Awasa (also spelled Awassa or Hawassa) is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley. Located 270 km south of Addis Ababa via Debre Zeit, 130 km east of Sodo, 75 km north of Dilla and 1125 km north of Nairobi, Awasa is the capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region and is a special zone of this region.
Awassa Kenema Stadium
Awassa Kenema Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Awassa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Awassa City F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people.
Awasa Airport
Awasa International Airport is an airport in Awasa, Ethiopia. Located at an elevation of 1849 meters above sea level, this airport has one asphalt runway 3851 meters long by 50 wide. In 2006, the airport served 430,285 passengers.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hawassa, Awassa, Āwasa, Awasa, אווסה, AWA, Авасе
