Dawuro is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). It located at about 500km in south western of Addis Abeba, the capital of Ethiopia and 275 km Hawassa, the capital of SNNPR. It is named for the Dawuro people, also known by the names Kullo and Omete, whose homeland lies in this Zone. 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.