Hawzen

Hawzen
ሓውዜን
Town
Hawzen is located in Ethiopia
Hawzen
Hawzen
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 13°59′N 39°26′E / 13.983°N 39.433°E / 13.983; 39.433
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneMisraqawi (Eastern)
WoredaHawzen
Elevation
2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total5,638
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Hawzen (Tigrinya: ሓውዜን) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone of the Tigray Region (or kilil), this town has a latitude and longitude of 13°58′N 39°26′E / 13.967°N 39.433°E / 13.967; 39.433 with an elevation of 2105 meters above sea level. Its market day is Wednesday.[1] It is the largest settlement in Hawzen woreda.

Street vendor in Hawzen on 6 June 2021
  1. ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 251