South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

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]

Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል
Regional state
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

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

Chief administrator

Main article: List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

• Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 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 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

1. "ክልሉ አራት ዋና ከተሞች እንደሚኖሩት ተገለጸ – የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት".
2. "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.
4. "Ethiopia Regions". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
5. "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.