South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region - Ethiopia

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The South West Region, officially the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region (Amharic: የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች 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.[2][3]

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች ክልል
Regional state
Flag Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Bonga; Mizan Teferi ;Tercha; Tepi[1]
Government
• Chief Administrator	Negash Wagesho
• Prosperity Party Leader	Tsegaye Mamo
• House Speaker	Wondimu Kurta
Area
• Total	39,400 km² (15,200 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
	^{[citation needed]}
Population
• Total	2,300,000
• Rank	7th
• Density	58/km² (150/sq mi)
	^{[citation needed]}
ISO 3166 code	TBA

It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta special woreda. The working language of the region is Amharic.[2]

Chief Administrator

Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present[4]

Party Leader

Tsegaye Mamo (Party Leader) 2021–present[4]

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,[5]

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

References

https://www.press.et/?p=78500 ^{[bare URL]}
"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 November 30, 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.

v t e First-level administrative divisions of Ethiopia
Regions	Afar Amhara Benishangul-Gumuz Gambela Harari Oromia Sidama Somali South West Southern Tigray
Chartered cities	Addis Ababa Dire Dawa
Topics	Governors Flags and emblems

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	Bero Debub Bench Guraferda Meinit Goldiya Meinit Shasha Mizan Aman Town Semien Bench She Bench Sheko Former woredas Bench Meinit
Dawro Zone	Gena Bosa Isara Loma Mareka Tocha Former woredas Isara Tocha Loma Bosa Mareka Gena
Keffa Zone	Bita Bonga Town Chena Cheta Decha Gesha Gewata Ginbo Menjiwo Sayilem Telo
Sheka Zone	Anderacha Masha Yeki Former woredas Masha Anderacha
West Omo Zone	Maji Surma
Special woredas	Konta

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