Afder Zone

Afder is one of the eleven Zones of the of . Afder is bordered on the southwest by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it from the , on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Nogob Zone, on the northeast by Shabele Zone, and on south by the federal states of Hirshabelle, South West and Jubaland.
  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 571,000 residents
  • Description: zone of Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “zone Afder”

Afder Zone

Latitude
5.25° or 5° 15′ north
Longitude
43° east
Population
571,000
Elevation
546 metres (1,791 feet)
Open location code
6HQ57222+22
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Afder Zone” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة أفدير”
  • Cebuano: “Afder Zone”
  • French: “Afder”
  • German: “Afder-Zone”
  • Italian: “Afder”
  • Japanese: “アフデール県”
  • Russian: “Афдер”
  • Swedish: “Afder”
  • Zulu: “Afder Zone”

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