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South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region

The Southwest Ethiopia Region, officially the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Regional State is a regional state in southwestern . It was split off from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region on 23 November 2021 after a successful referendum.
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  • Type: region of Ethiopia with 2,440,000 residents
  • Description: regional state in southwestern Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “South West Ethiopia Peoples‘ Region”, “Southwest Ethiopia Region”, and “Southwest Ethiopia Regional State”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonga.

Town
is a town, woreda and one of the multicapital of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region in . Located in the upon a hill in the upper Barta valley, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,714 meters above sea level.

South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region

Latitude
7.2621° or 7° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
36.2357° or 36° 14′ 9″ east
Population
2,440,000
Elevation
1,650 metres (5,413 feet)
Open location code
6GVR766P+R7
Geo­Names ID
12902784
Wiki­data ID
Q109788993
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች ክልል”
  • Amharic: “ደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት”
  • Arabic: “منطقة شعب جنوب غرب إثيوبيا”
  • Chinese: “西南埃塞俄比亚人民州”
  • Chinese: “西南埃塞俄比亞人民州”
  • Czech: “Stát lidu jihozápadní Etiopie”
  • Danish: “Sydvestetiopiens Folkeregion”
  • French: “Éthiopie du Sud-Ouest”
  • German: “Region der südwestäthiopischen Völker”
  • Hebrew: “עמי דרום מערב אתיופיה”
  • Italian: “Regione dei Popoli Etiopi del Sud-Ovest”
  • Japanese: “南西エチオピア諸民族州”
  • Korean: “남서부주 (에티오피아)”
  • Korean: “남서에티오피아인민주”
  • Korean: “남서에티오피아주”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidrietumu Etiopija”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietvakarių Etiopijos tautų regionas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Regionen for sørvestlige etiopere”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Regionen for sørvestlige etiopere”
  • Norwegian: “Regionen for sørvestlige etiopere”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Estat regionau d’Etiopia del Sud-Oèst”
  • Polish: “Region Ludów Etiopii Południowo-Zachodniej”
  • Polish: “Region Ludów Południowo-Zachodniej Etiopii”
  • Romanian: “Statul Popoarelor din Sud-Vestul Etiopiei”
  • Russian: “Регион народов юго-запада Эфиопии”
  • Russian: “Юго-западный регион”
  • Spanish: “Región de los Pueblos del Suroeste de Etiopía”
  • Spanish: “Región de los Pueblos del Suroeste”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng các dân tộc Tây Nam Ethiopia”
  • Wolaytta: “Tohossa Arggo Toophphiya Dalgga Mantte Kawotettaa”
  • Wolaytta: “Tohossa Arggo Toophphiya Dalgga Manttiya”
  • Yue Chinese: “西南埃塞俄比亞人民州”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Guba and Sido.

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