The administrative center of this woreda was Rob Gebeya; other towns in Hawa Welele included Tejo.
A survey of the land in Hawa Welele shows that 53.99% is cultivated or arable, 14.72% pasture, 10.39% forest, and 22.22% infrastructure or other uses.
Important crops include corn, sorghum, finger millet, sesame, pepper, and navy beans.
[5] Hawa Welele was selected again the next year and became the new homes of another 11,369 heads of households and 56,625 total family members.
The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 71.36% reporting that as their religion, while 20.37% were Muslim, and 7.37% Protestant.