East Wellega Zone

East Welega is one of the zones in the central Oromia Region of . This administrative division acquired its name from the former province of Welega.
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  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 1,210,000 residents
  • Description: one of the subdivisions of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Also known as: East Walaga Zone”, “East Welega”, “East Welega Zone”, “East Wollega”, “Misraq Welega Zone”, and “Wallagga Bahaa

East Wellega Zone

Latitude
9.5193° or 9° 31′ 9″ north
Longitude
36.7576° or 36° 45′ 27″ east
Population
1,210,000
Elevation
1,365 metres (4,478 feet)
Open location code
6GXRGQ95+P2
Geo­Names ID
7670721
Wiki­data ID
Q1109870
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“East Wellega Zone” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: East Wellega Zone
  • Chinese: 东沃莱加地区
  • Chinese: 東沃萊加地區
  • French: Est Welega
  • French: Misraq Welega
  • French: Welega de l’Est
  • French: Welega oriental
  • Italian: Uolleggà orientale
  • Japanese: 東ウェレガ県
  • Oromo: Baha Wallaga
  • Oromo: Wallaga Baha
  • Oromo: Wallagga Bahaa
  • Swedish: Misraq Welega
  • Zulu: East Welega Zone

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