Bale Hawassa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: South Ethiopia Regional State
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 31,765
• Coordinates: 6.9190° N, 37.5290° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 270 km (168 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hawassa International Airport (AWA): 98 km (61 mi), straight line
• Arba Minch Airport (AMH): 98 km (61 mi), straight line
• Jimma Airport (JIM): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gununo: 14 km (8 mi)
• Baqulo Sanyo: 14 km (9 mi)
• Lasho: 16 km (10 mi)
• Gasuba: 23 km (14 mi)
• Areka: 25 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sodo, 27 km (16 mi)