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Central Ethiopia, historically known as Shewa, is the part of surrounding the capital city of , including parts of Oromia and southern Amhara.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Addis Ababa and Adama.

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is the capital and largest city of . It had an estimated population of almost 4 million in 2023 and it is growing very rapidly like many cities.

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or Adaamaa, formerly known as Nazret, is a large city in central . It is a popular weekend destination for residents of and hosts many governmental and non-governmental conferences.

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is the main airport of and one of the busiest hubs in all of Africa. It is 6 km southeast from the centre of .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Tiya and Bishoftu.

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is a town in central known for the remarkable prehistoric burial complex on the outskirts of the village. Almost like a small, African version of Stonehenge, some 36 standing stones, most covered with engravings, are a wonderful archaeological reminder of an early Ethiopian culture.

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, also known as Debre Zeyit, is a resort town of 171,000 people in Central , about 50 km from the capital .

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is a town in Central Ethiopia. It is also known as Melka Kunture, the name of the world heritage listed archaeological site surrounding the town.

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is a spa town in that has natural hot springs. It is a weekend get-away place for people from .

Central Ethiopia

Latitude of center
8.47° or 8° 28′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
38.88° or 38° 52′ 48″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q971375
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Central Ethiopia” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Shewa”
  • Amharic: “ሸዋ”
  • Bengali: “মধ্য ইথিওপিয়া”
  • Catalan: “Província de Shoa”
  • Catalan: “Shewa”
  • Catalan: “Xoa”
  • Chinese: “捨瓦王国”
  • Chinese: “紹阿”
  • Chinese: “紹阿省”
  • Chinese: “绍阿”
  • Chinese: “绍阿省”
  • Chinese: “舍瓦王国”
  • Croatian: “Regija Šoa”
  • Croatian: “Šoa”
  • Czech: “Šoa”
  • Danish: “Shewa”
  • Dutch: “Shewa”
  • Esperanto: “Centretiopio”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝevao”
  • Estonian: “Shoa”
  • Finnish: “Shewa”
  • Finnish: “Shoa”
  • Finnish: “Šoa”
  • French: “Choa”
  • French: “Shewa”
  • French: “Shoa”
  • Galician: “Scioa”
  • German: “Shewa”
  • German: “Zentraläthiopien”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז אתיופיה”
  • Hebrew: “שאווה”
  • Indonesian: “Etiopia Tengah”
  • Italian: “Scioa”
  • Italian: “Scioà”
  • Japanese: “シェワ”
  • Japanese: “シェワ州”
  • Japanese: “ショア地方”
  • Japanese: “ショア州”
  • Korean: “셰와”
  • Lithuanian: “Ševa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shewa”
  • Norwegian: “Shewa”
  • Polish: “Szeua”
  • Portuguese: “Sultanato de Xoa”
  • Portuguese: “Xoa”
  • Romanian: “Shewa”
  • Russian: “Шава”
  • Russian: “Шева”
  • Russian: “Шоа (провинция)”
  • Russian: “Шоа”
  • Serbian: “Шоа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Provincija Šoa”
  • Slovenian: “Šoa”
  • Spanish: “Shewa”
  • Swedish: “Shewa”
  • Tajik: “Шиво”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівство Шоа”
  • Ukrainian: “Шоа”

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