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Hawzen

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Hawzen

Land area1892.69 km²
Coordinates13.98°, 39.43°

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

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City facts

Area
1892.69 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hawzen is an Ethiopian District or woreda in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Hawzen is bordered on the south by Kilte Awulaelo, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Ganta Afeshum, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Hawzen include Hawzen and Megab; villages include Koraro.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.9797
Longitude
39.4301
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
91
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mocking Cliff-Chat
    Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris (Lafresnaye, 1836) · Aves
    6
  • Rüppell's Chat
    Myrmecocichla melaena (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    5
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3
  • Rüppell's Griffon
    Gyps rueppellii (A.E.Brehm, 1852) · Aves
    2
  • Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves
    2
  • Fan-tailed Raven
    Corvus rhipidurus Hartert, 1918 · Aves
    2
  • Greater Blue-eared Starling
    Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
    2
  • Black Sawwing
    Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
59
Largest magnitude
5.7
Largest event
2002-08-10

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Tigray

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.1
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,227

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
211
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Mocking Cliff-Chat
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Seen 2025-09-07
African Bearded Vulture
African Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis
Seen 2025-09-07
Rüppell's Chat
Rüppell's Chat
Myrmecocichla melaena
Seen 2025-09-07
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Seen 2025-09-07
Fan-tailed Raven
Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus
Seen 2025-09-07
Variable Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Seen 2025-09-06
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Seen 2025-09-06
aroma
aroma
Dichrostachys cinerea
Seen 2025-09-06
sycamore fig
sycamore fig
Ficus sycomorus
Seen 2025-01-11

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API