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The city of Hawassa is one of the fast-growing cities in the region and has a city administration consisting of eight sub-cities.

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Hawassa

Ethiopia

Country
Ethiopia
Population
471.8K
Coordinates
7.06, 38.48
496th most populous city in the world

Hawassa, known historically as Adare, is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Hawassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is 273 km (170 mi) south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, 130 km (81 mi) east of Sodo, and 75 km (47 mi) north of Dilla. The town serves as the capital of the Sidama Region.

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Photo: Mimi Abebayehu · CC BY-SA 4.0