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Bale Hawassa, Ethiopia

ባሌ ሀዋሳ

Bale Hawassa is a town of 31,765 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.

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Population31,765 GeoNames
Local nameባሌ ሀዋሳ
Elevation1,239 m 4,065 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportSoddu Airport (SXU) 27 km

About Bale Hawassa

Bale Hawassa (Wolayttattuwa: Bale Hawaasa) or in short Bale is a city in Wolayita Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. The city is one of eleven city administrations in Wolaita Zone. It is administrative capital of Kindo Koysha district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Bale is located about 400 km away from Addis Ababa to the south on the path Addis-Butajira-Sodo and 38 km westward from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone.

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kindo koyisha hosoital

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Getting there and nearby towns

Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.

  • Gununo 14 km east, about 14 min by car
  • Gasuba 23 km south, about 23 min by car
  • Sodo 27 km east, about 27 min by car
  • Āreka 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
  • Bombe 25 km north, about 25 min by car
  • Hadero 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
  • Tebela 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
  • Bodītī 38 km east, about 38 min by car
  • Shanto 38 km east, about 38 min by car
  • Shinshicho 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car

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