Haro Maya (Aanaa)

Haramaya (Oromo: Aanaa Haroomaayaa) is one of the woreda in the East Hararghe zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is named from the Haramaya lake that found in this woreda. The word Haramaya originated from two Oromo words—Haroo and Maya. Haroo means lake and Maya means name of person, so Haramaya means the 'Lake of Maya.' Haramaya is bordered on the south by Kurfa Chele, on the west by Kersa, on the north by Dire Dawa, on the east by Kombolcha, and on the southeast by the Harari Region. The woreda has 33 rural keble and 4 administrative towns. Towns include Haramaya, Addele, Aweday and sharif kaled.