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.