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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 1,210,000 residents
  • Description: one of the subdivisions of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Baha Wallaga”, “East Walaga Zone”, “East Welega”, “East Welega Zone”, “East Wollega”, “Misraq Welega Zone”, “Wallaga Baha”, “Welega de l’Est”, and “Welega oriental”

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 Arabic to Zulu—“East Wellega Zone” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة شرق ويليجا”
  • Cebuano: “East Wellega Zone”
  • Chinese: “东沃莱加地区”
  • Chinese: “東沃萊加地區”
  • French: “Est Welega”
  • French: “Misraq Welega”
  • Italian: “Uolleggà orientale”
  • Japanese: “東ウェレガ県”
  • Oromo: “Wallagga Bahaa”
  • Swedish: “Misraq Welega”
  • Zulu: “East Welega Zone”

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