West Wellaga Zone

West Wollega Zone is a zone in the western part of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This zone is named after the former province of Wollega, whose western part lay in the area West Wollega now occupies.
  • Zone of Ethiopia with about 1,350,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,450 metres (4,770 feet)
  • Description: subdivision of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Also known as
    “Mirab Walaga”
    “Mirab Welega Zone”
    “Mirab Wellega”
    “Wallagga Lixaa”
    “West Welaga”
    “West Welega Zone”
    “West Wellaga”
  • Location
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Latitude
9.1728° or 9° 10′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.0528° or 35° 3′ 10″ east
Open location code
6GXQ53F3+44
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“West Wellaga Zone” goes by many names.
منطقة غرب ويليغاArabic
West Wellega ZoneCebuano
西沃莱加地区Chinese
西沃萊加地區Chinese
Uolleggà occidentaleItalian
西ウェレガ県Japanese
Wallagga DhihaaOromo
Strefa Zachodnia WelegaPolish
Mirab WelegaSwedish
West Welega ZoneZulu

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