NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. It composes the former Regions 7-11. Its capital is Awasa. Image File history File links Et_southern. ... Image File history File links Et_southern. ... Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (kililoch; singular - kilil): Afar Amhara Benishangul-Gumaz Gambela Hariai Oromia Somali Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region Tigray Additionally, there are two chartered cities (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akabibi): Addis Ababa Dire Dawa These administrative regions replaced the older system of... Awasa is a town in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awasa. ...

The SNNPR borders Kenya to the south, the Ethiopian region of Gambela to the north, the Ethiopian region of Oromia to the north and east, and Sudan to the west. Besides Awasa, the region's major cities and towns include Arba Minch, Bonga, Chencha, Dila, Irgalem, Mizan Teferi, Sodo, Wendo, and Worabe (Silte). Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Gambela region. ... Oromo flag The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bonga is a town in western Ethiopia, lying south west of Jimma. ... Dila is a market town in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia, lying on the main road from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. ... Mizan Tefere is a city in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... SoDo is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, that makes up part of the citys Industrial District. ...

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) published in 2005, the SNNPR has an estimated total population of 14,901,990, consisting of 7,408,993 men and 7,492,997 women. 13,625,000 or 91.4% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 1,277,000 or 8.57% are urban; this makes the SNNPR Ethiopia's most rural region. With an estimated area of 112,343.19 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 132.65 people per square kilometer. ^[1] Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region ... The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. ...

These estimates are based on the 1994 census, in which the region's total population was reported to be 10,377,028 of which 5,161,787 were males and 5,215,241 were females. At the time of the census, the rural population of the Region accounted for 93.2% of the total population. Semien Omo, Sidama, and Gurage were the three zones with the highest population. The population is concentrated mostly in eastern, northern and central part of the SNNPR while the western and southern part of the Region is sparsely populated. Semien Omo (or North Omo) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region SNNPR. This zone is named for the Omo River, which flows in its western area. ... Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ...

The SNNPR, being an amalgam of the main homelands of numerous ethnicities, contains over 45 indigenous ethnic groups. The 1994 census reported that the predominantly spoken languages include Sidamigna (18%), Guragigna (14.72%), Wolayitigna (11.53%), Hadiyigna (8.53%), Keffigna (5.22%), and Kembatigna (4.35%). Other languages spoken in the State include Gamoigna, Malo, Goffa, and Gedeo; because of the relatively few number of speakers of most of the languages in the region, the working language of the state is Amharic (the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia and formerly the only official language).^[2] This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ... The Sidama are a tribal people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. ... Gurage is an ethnic group in Ethiopia. ... Hadiya Ethnic group in Southern Ethiopia ... Amharic (አማርኛ) is a Semitic language spoken in Northern Central Ethiopia, where it is the official language. ...

Tribal peoples

The Gurage are an ethnic group in Ethiopia. ... Hadiya Ethnic group in Southern Ethiopia ... The Hammer are a tribal people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. ... Karo is also a town in Chad. ... The Mursi (Murzu) are an Sub-Saharan African nomadic cattle herder tribe located in southwestern Ethiopia, Omo Valley, close to the Sudan border. ... The Sidama are a tribal people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. ... Suri is the name of a sedentary pastoral Nubian tribe and its Nilo-Saharan language in southwest Ethiopia, near the Sudan border. ... The Surma are a tribal people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. ...

Agriculture

The CSA reported that for 2004-2005 100,338 tons of coffee were produced in the SNNPR, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 44.2% of the total production in Ethiopia. Farmers in the Region had an estimated total 7,938,490 head of cattle (representing 20.5% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 3,270,200 sheep (18.8%), 2,289,970 goats (17.6%), 298,720 horses 19.7%), 63,460 mules (43.1%), 278,440 asses (11.1%), 6,586,140 poultry of all species (21.3%), and 726,960 beehives (16.7%).^[3]

Presidents of the Executive Committee

(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org.) The Southern Ethiopian Peoples Democratic Movement is a political party in Ethiopia. ...

Subdivisions

Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Hadiya is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Kembata Alaba and Tembaro (KAT) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Semien Omo (or North Omo) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region SNNPR. This zone is named for the Omo River, which flows in its western area. ...

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Categories: Incomplete lists | Regions of Ethiopia To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (kililoch; singular - kilil): Afar Amhara Benishangul-Gumaz Gambela Hariai Oromia Somali Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region Tigray Additionally, there are two chartered cities (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akabibi): Addis Ababa Dire Dawa These administrative regions replaced the older system of... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Afar region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Amhara region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Benishangul-Gumaz region . ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Gambela region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Harari region (in red). ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Oromia region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Tigray region. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting Addis Ababa (in red). ... Map of Ethiopia showing Dire Dawa (in red). ... Until 1995 Ethiopia was divided into provinces (which are still sometimes used to indicate location within Ethiopia). ... Arsi was a province of Ethiopia. ... Bale is the name of two polities located in the southeastern part of modern Ethiopia The kingdom of Bale The earlier Bale was a Muslim tributary kingdom, between Ifat and Hadiya. ... Gamu-Gofa was a province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Chenchen. ... Gojjam, or Gojam, was a province in the north-western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debra Markos. ... Begemder was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Gondar. ... Hararghe, sometimes spelled Harerge, was a province in the eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital in Harar. ... Illubabor was a province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, along the border with Sudan. ... Kaffa was a province on the southwestern side of Ethiopia; its capital city was Jimma. ... Shewa (also spelled Shoa) is a historical region of Ethiopia. ... Sidamo was a province in the southern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Irgalem, and later at Awasa. ... Tigray was a province of Ethiopia. ... Welega was a province in the western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Nekemte. ... Wollo was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessye. ...