The South West Region, officially the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region () is a
regional state
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in southwestern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. It was split off from the
(SNNPR) on 23 November 2021 after a
successful referendum.
It consists of the
Keffa,
Sheka,
Bench Sheko,
Dawro,
West Omo Zones
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
, and
Konta special woreda
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Konta is a model town situated near bank of sabri River and Konta Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly
, Konta M ...
. The
working language
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of the region is
Amharic
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.
Chief administrator
*
Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present
Party leader
*
Tsegaye Mamo (Party leader) 2021–present
Administrative zones
The following table shows administrative zones and special woredas, (an administrative subdivision which is similar to an
autonomous area
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), is based on information from the 2007 census; the list of second administrative level bodies maintained by the
United Nations Geographic Information Working Group
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...
dates from 2002,
[ The information in the WHO spreadsheet is built on information received 18 September 2002 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Federal Affairs.]
References
Regions of Ethiopia
States and territories established in 2021
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
The South West Region, officially the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region () 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 succes ...
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