South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
  • የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል (Amharic)
Regional state
Flag of Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Flag
Official seal of Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Country Ethiopia
CapitalBonga
Government
 • Chief AdministratorNegash Wagesho
 • House SpeakerWondimu Kurta
Area
 • Total
39,400 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
 
Population
 • Total
4,300,000
 • Rank7th
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 
ISO 3166 codeET-SW

The Southwest Ethiopia Region, officially the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Regional State (Amharic: የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል) is a regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was split off from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 23 November 2021 after a successful referendum.[1][2]

It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta Zone. The working language of the region is Amharic.[1]

Chief administrator

  • Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present[3]

Administrative zones

The following table shows administrative zones and special woredas, (an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area), is based on information from the 2007 census; the list of second administrative level bodies maintained by the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group dates from 2002,[4]

Zones and special woredas in the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples's Regional State
Number/haddooZone/GuudoSeat/koto
1Bench ShekoMizan Teferi
2Dawro ZoneTarcha
3Keffa ZoneBonga
4Sheka ZoneTepi
5West Omo ZoneJemu
6Konta ZoneAmeya

References

  1. 1 2 "News Alert: Ethiopia gets eleventh state with more than 96% approval for South West referendum". Addis Standard. 9 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia Regions". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Names and codes for January 2000, Ethiopia". World Health Organization. The information in the WHO spreadsheet is built on information received 18 September 2002 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Federal Affairs.


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