Hosaena

Hossana
Town
Hossana
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°33′N 37°51′E / 7.550°N 37.850°E / 7.550; 37.850
Country Ethiopia
RegionCentral Ethiopia Regional State
ZoneHadiya
Elevation
2,177 m (7,142 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
69,995
  Estimate 
(2021)
179,761
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateCfb

Hosaena, Hossana or Hosaina is a town which level as a woreda in southern Ethiopia, and currently serve as the administrative center of Hadiya Zone and Central Ethiopia Regional State as well. Geographically located to the central south of Ethiopia, with a latitude and longitude of 7°33′N 37°51′E / 7.550°N 37.850°E / 7.550; 37.850 with an elevation of 2177 meters above sea level. It was part of Limo woreda and is surrounded by it.

A nearby landmark is the rock-hewn Dawabelo Cave, whose rock-hewn pillars suggest that it is an unfinished monolithic church. An all-weather road was built in 1963 by the Gurage Road Association, which connected Hosaina na to Addis Ababa by way of Welkite and Endibir. According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003 Hosaena's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, 24-hour electrical service, a bank and a hospital.