Dawuro is a zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). It located at about 500km in southwestern of Addis Abeba, the capital of Ethiopia and 275 km Hawassa, the capital of SNNPR. Dawruo is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Konta special woreda, on the north by the Gojeb River which defines its boundary with the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Hadiya and Kembata Tembaro, and on the east by Wolayita; the Omo River defines its eastern and southern boundaries. The administrative center of Dawuro was Waka before it was transferred to Tarcha.