Sidama Region
The Sidama Region is a regional state in southern Ethiopia. It was formed on 18 June 2020 from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region and transformation of the Sidama Zone after a 98.52% vote in favour of increased autonomy in the 2019 Sidama referendum.
- Type: zone of Ethiopia with 2,950,000 residents
- Description: region of Ethiopia
- Also known as: “ancienne zone Sidama”, “Região de Sidama”, “région Sidama”, and “Zona de Sidama”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irgalem.
Irgalem
Town
Yirgalem locally known as Diko Dalle is a town in southern Ethiopia. Irgalem is situated 6 km northwest of Sidama Region.
Sidama Region
- Category: region of Ethiopia
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.718° or 6° 43′ 5″ north
Longitude
38.448° or 38° 26′ 53″ east
Population
2,950,000
Elevation
1,848 metres (6,063 feet)
Open location code
6GRWPC9X+66
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Sidama Region” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ሲዳማ ክልል”
- Arabic: “ولاية سيداما”
- Catalan: “Sidama”
- Cebuano: “Sidama Zone”
- Chinese: “錫達馬地區”
- Chinese: “錫達馬州”
- Chinese: “锡达马地区”
- Czech: “Sidama”
- Danish: “Sidama”
- Esperanto: “Sidama”
- French: “Région Sidama”
- French: “Sidama”
- German: “Sidama”
- Hebrew: “סידאמה”
- Hebrew: “סידמאה”
- Hungarian: “Szidama (régió)”
- Italian: “Regione di Sidama”
- Japanese: “シダマ州”
- Japanese: “シダマ県”
- Korean: “시다마주”
- Latvian: “Sidama”
- Lithuanian: “Sidamų regionas”
- Northern Frisian: “Sidama”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sidama”
- Norwegian: “Sidama”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Estat regional de Sidama”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sidama”
- Oromo: “Naannoo Sidaamaa”
- Persian: “ناحیه سیداما”
- Polish: “Sidama”
- Polish: “Strefa Sidama”
- Portuguese: “Sidama”
- Romanian: “Statul Sidama”
- Russian: “Сидама”
- Sidamo: “Sidaamu”
- Spanish: “Región de Sidama”
- Swahili: “Jimbo la Sidama”
- Swedish: “Sidama”
- Tamil: “சிதாமா பிரதேசம்”
- Thai: “ภาคซีดามา”
- Ukrainian: “Сидама”
- Vietnamese: “Sidama (vùng)”
- Vietnamese: “Sidama”
- Wolaytta: “Sidaama Dalgga Manttiya”
- Wolaytta: “Sidaama”
- Yue Chinese: “錫達馬州”
- Zulu: “Sidama Region”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Guyda Bota and Ras Desta Ber.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Holo Terara and Maskulli.
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