Bale Hawassa

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Bale Hawassa

Coordinates6.92°, 37.53°

Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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. The city has an average elevation 1500 meter above sea level. Bale Hawassa lies between 6°55'05" North, and 37°31'55" East.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in SNNPR

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  4.5 mi away
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  8.6 mi away
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  8.7 mi away
• Lasho
  9.8 mi away
• Gocho
  12.9 mi away
• Wamura
  13.4 mi away
• Gasuba
  13.6 mi away
• Zaro
  14.4 mi away
• Areka
  16.4 mi away
• Siime
  16.5 mi away
• Halale
  17 mi away
• Achura
  20.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Soursop

Annona muricata

Seen 2025-11-13

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Seen 2025-11-13

giant milkweed

Calotropis procera

Seen 2024-03-25

Cornish Jack

Mormyrops anguilloides

Seen 2023-08-23

Elephant-snout Fish

Mormyrus kannume

Seen 2023-08-23

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Seen 2016-05-21

Guineafowl Butterfly

Hamanumida daedalus

Seen 2013-07-08

Fan-tailed Raven

Corvus rhipidurus

Seen 2012-05-24

Grayish Eagle-Owl

Bubo cinerascens

Seen 2012-05-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).