North Wollo Zone
North Wollo also called North Wello, Semen or Semien Wollo, is one of Zones of Amhara Region in Ethiopia. It is bordered on the south by South Wollo, on the west by South Gondar, on the north by Wag Hemra, on the northeast by Tigray Region, and on the east by Afar Region; part of its southern border is defined by the Mille River.- Type: zone of Ethiopia with 1,500,000 residents
- Description: zone in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Nord Wollo”, “North Wello Zone”, “North Wollo”, “Semien Wollo Zone”, “Zona Semien Wollo”, “zone Nord Wollo”, “zone Semien Wollo”, and “וואלו הצפונית”
North Wollo Zone
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.92° or 11° 55′ 12″ north
Longitude
39.1° or 39° 6′ east
Population
1,500,000
Elevation
2,208 metres (7,244 feet)
Open location code
7G3XW3CX+2X
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“North Wollo Zone” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة شمال ولو”
- Armenian: “Հյուսիսային Ուոլո”
- Asturian: “Semien Wollo”
- Cebuano: “North Wollo Zone”
- Chinese: “北沃洛地区”
- Chinese: “北沃洛地區”
- Croatian: “Zona Semien Volo”
- French: “Semien Wollo”
- Galician: “Semien Wollo”
- Hebrew: “צפון וולו”
- Italian: “Wello settentrionale”
- Japanese: “北ウォロ県”
- Russian: “Северное Уолло”
- Slovenian: “Cona Semien Volo”
- Swedish: “Semien Wollo”
- Zulu: “North Wollo Zone”
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