Awsi Rasu

Awsi Rasu
Zone
Awsi Rasu location in Ethiopia
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Afar
Capital	Asayita
Area [1]
• Total	30,242.10 km2 (11,676.54 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	498,873 [1]

Awsi Rasu, also known as Administrative Zone 1, is a zone in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This zone is bordered on the south by Gabi Rasu, on the southwest by Hari Rasu, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the northwest by Fantí Rasu, on the north by Kilbet Rasu, on the northeast by Eritrea, and on the east by Djibouti.

The largest town in Awsi Rasu is Asayita. Rivers in this Zone include the Awash and its tributaries the Mille and Logiya Rivers. There are a chain of six interconnected lakes in this Zone, fed by the Awash: from north to south they are Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Bario and Lake Abbe (or Abhe Bad).