North Shewa Zone
North Shewa is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. North Shewa takes its name from the kingdom of Shewa or former province of Shewa. North Shewa is bordered on the south by Addis Ababa on the southwest by West Shewa, on the north by North Shewa, and on the southeast by East Shewa.- Type: zone of Ethiopia with 1,430,000 residents
- Description: Oromia Region, Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Bone.liiban”, “Nord Choa”, “North Shewa”, “Shewa”, “zone Nord Choa”, and “zone Semien Shewa”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Debre Libanos.
Debre Libanos
Church
North Shewa Zone
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.6692° or 9° 40′ 9″ north
Longitude
38.8124° or 38° 48′ 45″ east
Population
1,430,000
Elevation
2,628 metres (8,622 feet)
Open location code
6GXWMR96+MX
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“North Shewa Zone” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة شمال شيوا”
- Catalan: “Shawaa Kaabaa”
- Cebuano: “North Shewa Zone (dapit sa Etiopia, Oromiya Region)”
- Cebuano: “North Shewa Zone”
- Chinese: “北施瓦地區 (奧羅米亞州)”
- Chinese: “北施瓦地區”
- French: “Nord Shewa”
- French: “Semien Shewa”
- Italian: “Scioa settentrionale”
- Italian: “Shewa settentrionale”
- Japanese: “セミエン・ショア地区”
- Oromo: “Shawaa Kaabaa”
- Swedish: “Semien Shewa”
- Zulu: “North Shewa Zone (Oromia)”
- Zulu: “North Shewa Zone”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: K’asīm and ‘Usē.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mut’ē YeTerara Ch’af and Metaya Fwafwatē.
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