Ethiopia Travel & Tour Information
Awasa
Awasa
(also spelled Awassa or Hawassa) is a city in Ethiopia, on the
shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley. Located in the
Sidama Zone 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. The city lies on the Trans-African Highway 4
Cairo-Cape Town, with a latitude and longitude of 7°3′N 38°28′ECoordinates:
7°3′N 38°28′E and an elevation of 1708 meters. It is
the largest settlement in Awasa woreda.
Awassa
was capital of the former Sidamo Province from about 1978 until
the province was abolished with the adoption of the 1995
Constitution. This city is home to Hawassa University (which
includes an Agricultural College, a 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 a main branch;
electricity and telephone service are also available.[1] Important
local attractions include the St. Gabriel Church and the Awassa
Kenema Stadium. Fishing is a major local industry.
Based
on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia
published in 2005, Awasa has an estimated total population of
125,315, of whom 63,267 are men and 62,048 women.[4] The 1994
census reported this town had a total population of 69,169 of whom
35,029 were men and 34,140 were women.
Soccer
is the most played game in Awassa, but recently basketball is also
becoming popular among the youth. Biking and running comptetions
are also rarely held on the main streets of the town.
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Rena,
Oded, Uri & Ariella from Israel
I
will never forget Lalibela and the people we met there ...the sweet
children that adopted us and followed us all around.
We arrived in Lalibela on a Saturday and saw the long March to the
Market and it was so beautiful and also sad because we understood
how far the people had to work and carry. learn
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