Yem Zone
Yem Zone is one of the zones in the Central Ethiopia Regional State. Yem is named for the Yem, people whose homeland lies in this zone. Yem is bordered on the west and north by the Oromia Region, and separated from Gurage on the northeast and Hadiya on the east by the Omo River.- Type: special district of Ethiopia with 80,700 residents
- Description: zone of Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Yem”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fofa.
Fofa
Town
Fofa is a town in southern Ethiopia, and is the administrative center of the Yem special woreda. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2506 meters above sea level.
Yem Zone
- Category: zone of Ethiopia
- Location: Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Yem Zone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Yem Zone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yem Special Woreda”
- Croatian: “Posebna woreda Yem”
- French: “woreda spécial Yem”
- French: “Yem”
- French: “zone Yem”
- German: “Yem Woreda”
- German: “Yem Zone”
- Japanese: “イェム特別郡”
- Swedish: “Yem”
- Wolaytta: “Yeem Moottaa”
- Zulu: “Yem special woreda”
- “Yem”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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