South Wollo Zone
South Wollo is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. South Wollo is bordered on the south by North Shewa and the Oromia Special Zone, on the west by East Gojjam, on the northwest by South Gondar, on the north by North Wollo, on the northeast by Afar Region, 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
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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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
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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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