Sidama Region

The Sidama Region is a regional state in southern . 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.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irgalem.

Town
Yirgalem locally known as Diko Dalle is a town in southern . Surrounded by Lakes Woyima and Gidawo, it is located 260 kilometers south of and 40 kilometers south of in the Sidama Region. is situated 6 km northwest of Sidama Region.

Sidama Region

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
Geo­Names ID
8299784
Wiki­data ID
Q1070673
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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: ancienne zone Sidama
  • French: région 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
  • 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: Região de Sidama
  • Portuguese: Sidama
  • Portuguese: Zona de Sidama
  • Romanian: Statul Sidama
  • Russian: Сидама
  • Sidamo: Sidaamu
  • Spanish: Región de Sidama
  • Swahili: Jimbo la Sidama
  • Swedish: Sidama
  • Tamil: சிதாமா பிரதேசம்
  • Ukrainian: Сидама
  • Ukrainian: Сідама
  • Vietnamese: Sidama (vùng)
  • Vietnamese: Sidama
  • Wolaytta: Sidaama Dalgga Manttiya
  • Wolaytta: Sidaama
  • Yue Chinese: 錫達馬州
  • Zulu: Sidama Region

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