Back ደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች ክልል Amharic منطقة شعب جنوب غرب إثيوبيا Arabic Stát lidu jihozápadní Etiopie Czech Region der südwestäthiopischen Völker German Región de los Pueblos del Suroeste de Etiopía Spanish Éthiopie du Sud-Ouest French Regione dei Popoli Etiopi del Sud-Ovest Italian 南西エチオピア諸民族州 Japanese 남서에티오피아인민주 Korean Estat regionau d'Etiopia del Sud-Oèst Occitan
Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Capital | Bonga, Mizan Teferi, Tarcha, Tepi[1][verification needed] |
| Government | |
| • Chief Administrator | Negash Wagesho |
| • 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 | 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.[2][3]
It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta Zone. The working language of the region is Amharic.[2]
- ^ "ክልሉ አራት ዋና ከተሞች እንደሚኖሩት ተገለጸ – የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት".
- ^ a b "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.
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