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.^[1][2]

Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Region የደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ክልል (Amharic)
Regional state
Flag Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing the South West Region
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Bonga
Government
• Chief Administrator	Negash Wagesho
• House Speaker	Wondimu Kurta
Area
• Total	39,400 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
	[citation needed]
Population
• Total	4,300,000
• Rank	7th
• Density	110/km2 (280/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.^[1]

Chief administrator

Main article: List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

• Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present^[3]

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,^[4]

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