NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. It composes the former Regions 7-11. Covering 112,727 km² in the southeast of the country, its population (as of 1999) is 12,132,000. Its capital is Awasa. Other major cities and towns include Arba Minch, Wendo, Dila, Yinga Alem, Worabe (Silte), Sodo, Bonga and Mizan Teferi. The region 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. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region ... 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... For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album) 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Awasa is a town in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awasa. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Wen-Do (or Wendo) is a form of self-defence developed and practiced by women and for women and girls. ... 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. ... SoDo is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, that makes up part of the citys Industrial District. ... Bonga is a town in western Ethiopia, lying south west of Jimma. ... Mizan Tefere is a city in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Gambela is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Oromo flag The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). ...

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Categories: Ethiopia geography stubs | Regions of Ethiopia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Afar region. ... Amhara (አማራ) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Benishangul-Gumaz region . ... Gambela is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... The Harari Peoples National Regional State is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Oromo flag The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Tigray region. ... Addis Ababa as seen from space. ... Dire Dawa is a chartered city (astedader akabibi) in eastern Ethiopia. ... Arsi is also an extinct Tocharian language Arsi (or Arusi) is one of the 12 zones in Oromia region, Ethiopia. ... Bale was a province in the south-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Goba. ... 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-eastern 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 Awassa. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Tigray region. ... Welega was a province in the western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Nakamti. ... Wollo was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessye. ...

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