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.
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  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 1,350,000 residents
  • 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”, and “West Wellaga

West Wellaga Zone

Latitude
9.1728° or 9° 10′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.0528° or 35° 3′ 10″ east
Population
1,350,000
Elevation
1,453 metres (4,767 feet)
Open location code
6GXQ53F3+44
Geo­Names ID
7732966
Wiki­data ID
Q1709377
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“West Wellaga Zone” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: West Wellega Zone
  • Chinese: 西沃莱加地区
  • Chinese: 西沃萊加地區
  • French: Mirab Welega
  • French: Ouest Welega
  • French: Welega de l’Ouest
  • French: Welega occidental
  • French: Welega Ouest
  • Italian: Uolleggà occidentale
  • Japanese: 西ウェレガ県
  • Oromo: Wallagga Dhihaa
  • Polish: Strefa Zachodnia Welega
  • Swedish: Mirab Welega
  • Zulu: West Welega Zone

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