Awasa
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Awassa ( Awasa or even Hawassa, Ge'ez አዋሳ ) is the capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia in the south region. It is located in the Sidama zone on Awassasee in the East African grave breach, about 280 km south of Addis Ababa.
According to the 2005 census, Awassa had 125 315 inhabitants. In 1994, of 69 169 inhabitants 31.42 % Amhara, 24.91 % Welaytta, 11.55% Oromo, Sidama 10.2%, 4.85% Kambaata, Tigray 4.6%, 3.23% Soddo - Gurage, 2, 15 % Silt'e, 2.13 % Sebat Bet Gurage, and 1.56 % Hadiyya. 63.42 % spoke Amharic as their mother language, 14.55% Wolaytta, Sidama 8.19%, 4.2%, Oromo, Tigrinya 2.47% and 2.38% Kambaata.
The site of the present Awassa would probably have been heavily forested, and to date are mainly in the north and west of the city high oaks and acacias. The year-round availability of water made the place for the inhabitants of the highlands attractive, more recently, the water quality is getting worse, however, since no waste and waste water treatment system consists, as in other Ethiopian cities. That Awassa the capital of the province of Sidamo and was now the capital of the region is the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, contributed to the strong growth of the city.
A road connects Awassa with Addis Ababa and Nairobi.
Fishing in the lake is an important industry in the city.
With the Awasa Adventist College and the University of Awassa (formerly Debub University, University of the South), the city has two universities.
Awassa is the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Awassa. The biggest and most famous church in the city is St. Gabriel.
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The Church of St. Gabriel is one of the most famous sights in Awassa
A woman and her cattle on the summit of the largest collection near Awassa
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- Place in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region
- Place in Africa