North Shewa Zone

North Shewa is a zone in Oromia Region of . North Shewa takes its name from the kingdom of Shewa or former province of . North Shewa is bordered on the south by Addis Ababa on the southwest by , on the north by , and on the southeast by .
  • Zone of Ethiopia with about 1,430,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,630 metres (8,620 feet)
  • Description: Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • Also known as
    “Bone.liiban”
    “North Shewa”
    “Shewa”

Places of Interest

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Latitude
9.6692° or 9° 40′ 9″ north
Longitude
38.8124° or 38° 48′ 45″ east
Open location code
6GXWMR96+MX
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“North Shewa Zone” goes by many names.
منطقة شمال شيواArabic
Shawaa KaabaaCatalan
North Shewa ZoneCebuano
North Shewa Zone (dapit sa Etiopia, Oromiya Region)Cebuano
北施瓦地區Chinese
北施瓦地區 (奧羅米亞州)Chinese
セミエン・ショア地区Japanese
Shawaa KaabaaOromo
Северная ШоаRussian
Semien ShewaSwedish
North Shewa ZoneZulu
North Shewa Zone (Oromia)Zulu

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