South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል
Flag of Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Official seal of Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Country Ethiopia
CapitalBonga, Mizan Teferi, Tarcha, Tepi[1][verification needed]
Government
 • Chief AdministratorNegash Wagesho
 • House SpeakerWondimu Kurta
Area
 • Total39,400 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
 [citation needed]
Population
 • Total2,300,000
 • Rank7th
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
 [citation needed]
ISO 3166 codeET-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]

  1. ^ "ክልሉ አራት ዋና ከተሞች እንደሚኖሩት ተገለጸ – የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት".
  2. ^ a b "News Alert: Ethiopia gets eleventh state with more than 96% approval for South West referendum". Addis Standard. 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ "South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.