City profile · Ethiopia · Africa
Awasa
City population
422,200
#7
in Ethiopia
#1
in Sidama Region
#1,360
worldwide
7.062, 38.476 · 220 km from Addis Ababa
About Awasa
Awasa is a city in Sidama Region, Ethiopia with a population of 422,200. It is the 7th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 1,360th largest worldwide. It lies 220 km from Addis Ababa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
1,697 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
7.062, 38.476
Record updated
2025-07-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 232 in EthiopiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.