Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ደቡብ ብሔሮች ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች ክልል
Regional State
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Map of Ethiopia showing Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Awasa
Area
• Total	105,887.18 km2 (40,883.27 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	19,170,007
• Density	181.041813/km2 (468.89614/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	ET-SN

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region is a region in Ethiopia. It is also known as SNNPR. The capital city is Awasa.

Administrative zones

The following list of administrative zones and special woredas is based on information from the 2007 census.

• Bench Maji
• Dawro
• Gamo Gofa
• Gedeo
• Gurage
• Hadiya
• Keffa
• Keficho Shekicho
• Kembata Tembaro
• North Omo
• Sheka
• Sidama
• Silti
• South Omo
• Wolayita

• Alaba (special woreda)
• Amaro (special woreda)
• Basketo (special woreda, formerly part of North Omo Zone)
• Burji (special woreda)
• Dirashe (special woreda)
• Konso (special woreda)
• Konta (special woreda, formerly part of North Omo Zone)
• Yem (special woreda)

Images for kids

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  Kambaata family in front of their tukul in the Kembata Tembaro Zone

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  Mursi people

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  A Kambaata woman extracting the edible part of an enset (a major staple crop of the SNNPR) with a traditional tool.

See also

In Spanish: Región de las Naciones, Nacionalidades y Pueblos del Sur para niños