Hosaena
Hosaena
Town in Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia
Hosaena (also spelled Hosaina) is a town and separate woreda in southern Ethiopia, and the administrative center of the Hadiya Zone. Located in the Central Ethiopia Regional State, Hosaina has a latitude and longitude of 7°33′N 37°51′E 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.[3] 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.[4] According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, as of 2003[update] Hosaena's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, 24-hour electrical service, a bank and a hospital.[5]