South Wollo Zone

South Wollo is a zone in the of . It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. South Wollo is bordered on the south by and the Oromia Special Zone, on the west by , on the northwest by , on the north by , on the northeast by , and on the east by the Oromia Special Zone and the Argobba special woreda.
  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 2,520,000 residents
  • Description: zone in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Debub Wollo Zone”, “South Wollo”, “Sud Wollo”, “zone Debub Wollo”, “zone Sud Wollo”, “וואלו הדרומית”, “ደቡብ ወሎ”, “ደቡብ ውሎ”, and “南ウェッロ県”

South Wollo Zone

Latitude
11° north
Longitude
39.25° or 39° 15′ east
Population
2,520,000
Elevation
3,295 metres (10,810 feet)
Open location code
7G3X2722+22
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“South Wollo Zone” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ደቡብ ወሎ ዞን”
  • Arabic: “منطقة جنوب ولو”
  • Cebuano: “South Wollo Zone”
  • Chinese: “南沃洛地区”
  • Chinese: “南沃洛地區”
  • French: “Debub Wollo”
  • Hebrew: “דרום וולו”
  • Italian: “Wello meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南ウォロ県”
  • Russian: “Южное Уолло”
  • Swedish: “Debub Wollo”
  • Ukrainian: “Південне Волло”
  • Zulu: “South Wollo Zone”

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