South_West_Ethiopia_Region

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Regional state in southwestern Ethiopia

The Southwest Ethiopia Region, officially the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Regional State (Amharic: የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል) is a regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was split off from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 23 November 2021 after a successful referendum.[2][3]

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It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta Zone. The working language of the region is Amharic.[2]

Chief administrator

Main article: List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

Administrative zones

The following table shows administrative zones and special woredas, (an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area), is based on information from the 2007 census; the list of second administrative level bodies maintained by the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group dates from 2002,[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ክልሉ አራት ዋና ከተሞች እንደሚኖሩት ተገለጸ – የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት".
  2. [2]
    "News Alert: Ethiopia gets eleventh state with more than 96% approval for South West referendum". Addis Standard. 9 October 2021.
  3. [3]
    "South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Ethiopia Regions". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Names and codes for January 2000, Ethiopia". World Health Organization. The information in the WHO spreadsheet is built on information received 18 September 2002 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Federal Affairs.


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