South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

(Redirected from List of districts in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region) Regional state in southwestern Ethiopia

Regional state in Ethiopia

Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል
Regional state
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Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Bonga
Government
• Chief Administrator	Negash Wagesho
• House Speaker	Wondimu Kurta
Area
• Total	39,400 km (15,200 sq mi)
• Rank	8th

Population
• Total	2,300,000
• Rank	7th
• Density	58/km (150/sq mi)

ISO 3166 code	ET-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.

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

Chief administrator

Main article: List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present

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,

Zones and special woredas in the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples's Regional State
Number/haddoo	Zone/Guudo	Seat/koto
1	Bench Sheko	Mizan Teferi
2	Dawro Zone	Tarcha
3	Keffa Zone	Bonga
4	Sheka Zone	Tepi
5	West Omo Zone	Jemu
6	Konta Zone	Ameya

References

^ "News Alert: Ethiopia gets eleventh state with more than 96% approval for South West referendum". Addis Standard. 9 October 2021.
"South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
"Ethiopia Regions". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
"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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v t e Zones and Woredas of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
List of districts in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Bench Sheko Zone	Debub Bench Gidi Bench Guraferda Mizan Aman (town) Semien Bench Shay Bench Sheko Siz (town) Former woredas Bench Meinit
Dawro Zone	Disa Gena Isara Kechi Loma Bosa Mareka Mari Mansa Tarcha (town) Tarcha Zuria Tocha Zaba Gazo Former woredas Isara Tocha Mareka Gena
Keffa Zone	Adiyo Awurada (town) Bita Bonga (town) Chena Cheta Decha Deka (town) Gesha Gewata Ginbo Goba Menjiwo Sayilem Telo Shishinda (town) Shisho Ende Wacha (town)
Konta Zone	Ameya (town) Ameya Zuria Ela Hanchano Konta Koysha
Sheka Zone	Anderacha Masha (town) Masha Tepi (town) Yeki Former woredas Masha Anderacha
West Omo Zone	Bachuma (town) Jemu (town) Maji Surma Bero Meinit Goldiya Meinit Shasha Gachit Gori Gesha

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