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Dawro
Dawuro (or Dawro) is a zone in the Southwest Region of Ethiopia. The name "Dawuro" represents both the land and the people. It is located at about 500km southwest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, about 111 km west of Wolaita Sodo, the capital of South Ethiopia Regional State and 319 km of Hawassa the capital of the Sidama Region. Dawuro is bordered to the south by Gofa Zone, to the west by the Konta Zone to the north by the Jimma zone, to the northeast by Hadiya and Tembaro Special Woreda in Central Ethiopia Regional State, and to the east by Wolayita Zone. The second-biggest hydroelectric power generation dam in Ethiopia, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, is being built on Omo river between Dawuro and Wolayita zones. Dawuro contains many tourist attractions. The newly built Halala Kela Luxury Resort is located at Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Loma (woreda) of Dawuro zone. The administrative center of Dawuro is Tarcha. Tarcha is situated at 70 14' north latitude and 370 5' eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Language
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro is an Omotic language of the Afroasiatic family ( Te-Ne-Omotic according to Glottolog) spoken in the Dawro, Gamo Gofa and Wolayita Zones of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region in Ethiopia. Varieties are spoken by the Gamo, Gofa, Dawro; Blench (2006) and ''Ethnologue'' treat these as separate languages. Zala presumably belongs here as well. Dialects of Dawro (Kullo-Konta) are Konta and Kucha. In 1992, Alemayehu Abebe collected a word-list of 322 entries for all three related dialects. Phonology Segmentally, Gamo phonology operates with a system of twenty-six consonants and five vowel qualities, and in nearly every case a segment may occur short or long. Vowels sound in Gamo language (Reference page 21/22) Morphology Noun plural The morphology of plural making in Gamo is straightforward and uniform. In masculine nouns, plural is marked by means of a suffix ''-t'', affixed to the oblique case form. The oblique is also the base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawro People
The Dawro are a people of south-western Ethiopia, also known as the Omete or Kullo. They speak the Dawragna language. They are named after the ancient region of Dawaro. During the nineteenth century, the Dawro lived in an independent state known as the Kingdom of Dawro. In 2000, the Dawro Zone was split off from the former Semien Omo Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region. It consists of the woredas Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after '' zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of wards call ... of Isara Tocha, Loma Bosa, and Mareka Gena. References Ethnologue* Ethnic groups in Ethiopia Omotic-speaking peoples {{Ethiopia-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konta Zone
Konta, previously called Ela, is a zone in the Southwest Region of Ethiopia. It is named after Konta people who speak the dialects called Kontatsuwa, Omotic languages. Before joining to Southwest Ethiopia Regional states, Konta was special woreda. This zone is bordered on the south by the Omo River which separates it from the Gamo Zone, Gofa Zone, and Selamgo woreda, Debub Omo Zone, on the west by the Keffa Zone, on the north by Oromia Region, Dedo and Mancho woreda, and on the east by the Dawro Zone; the Denchya River defines the southern part of the boundary with the Keficho Shekicho Zone. The administrative center is Ameya; other towns include Chida. Overview According to a 2004 report, Konta had 51 kilometers of all-weather roads and 98 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 66 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. This zone is part of a region characterized by hills, and is not suitable for grazing or cultivation, but farmers cultivate the slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Omo Zone
North Omo Zone (Amharic: ሰሜን ኦሞ) was a zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. It was named after the Omo River, which flows in the western area of the former zone. In 2000 it was split into three zones: Dawro, Gamo Gofa, and Wolayita; and Basketo and Konta became special woredas. Semien Omo was bordered on the south by Debub Omo, on the west by Keficho Shekicho, on the northwest by the Oromia Region, on the north by Kembata Tembaro, on the northeast by part of the Oromia Region, on the east by the Bilate River which separated it from Sidama and another part of the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by the Amaro and Dirashe special woredas. The highest point in Semien Omo was Mount Guge (3568 m), west of Chencha. The administrative center of Semien Omo was Arba Minch; other towns included Areka, Boditi, Sawla and Sodo. Overview The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 8,364 tons of coffee were produced in Sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolayita Zone
Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Ethiopia. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Zone, on the west by the Omo River (Ethiopia), Omo River which separates it from Dawro Zone, Dawro, on the northwest by Kembata Zone and Tembaro Special Woreda, on the north by Hadiya Zone, Hadiya, on the northeast by the Oromia Region, on the east by the Bilate River which separates it from Sidama Region, and on the south east by the Lake Abaya which separates it from Oromia Region. The administrative centre of Wolayita is Wolaita Sodo. Other major towns are Areka, Boditi, Tebela, Bale Hawassa, Gesuba, Gununo, Bedessa (Wolaita), Bedessa and Dimtu. Wolayita has of all-weather roads and of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 187 kilometres per 1000 square kilometres. Its highest point is Mount Damota (2738 meters). History Before 1894 The people of Wolayta are known for their more than 50 kings within four dynasties. The kings of Wolaita got th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welayta People
The Welayta (Ge'ez script, Ge'ez: ወላይታ ''Wolayta'') are an ethnic group located in Southern Ethiopia. According to the most recent estimate (2017), the people of Wolayta numbered 5.83 million in Wolayita Zone, Welayta Zone. The language of the Wolayta people, similarly called Wolaytta language, Wolayttatuwaa, belongs to the Omotic languages, Omotic branch of the Afroasiatic languages, Afro-Asiatic language family. Despite their small population, Wolayta people have widely influenced national music, dance, and cuisine in Ethiopia. History The people of Wolayta had their own Kingdom of Wolaita, kingdom for hundreds of years with kings (called "Kawo") and a monarchical administration. The earlier name of the kingdom was allegedly "Kingdom of Damot, Damot" - this was said to include the south, south-east, south-west and part of the central region of present Ethiopia. The ruler was King (Kawo) Motolomi Sato, Motolomi who is mentioned in the religious book ''Gedle Teklehaimano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West Ethiopia Region
The Southwest Ethiopia Region, officially the Southwest Ethiopia Peoples' Regional State () 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. It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta Zone. The working language of the region is Amharic. Chief administrator * Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present Administrative zones The following table shows administrative zones and special woredas, (an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or territory, internal territory of a sovereign state that has ...), is based on information from the 2007 census; the list of second administrative level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gofa Zone
Gofa Zuria (Amharic "Greater Gofa Area") is a zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. It was previously one of the 17 Zones in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Within the SNNPR, Gofa Zone was bordered to the south by Kamba and Daramalo woredas, to the southwest by the Debub (South) Omo Zone, to the west by the Basketo special woreda, to the northwest by Dawro Zone, to the north by the Dawro Zone, and to the east by Kucha. The administrative center of Gofa Zone is Sawla; other towns included Bulki. Gofa Zone is administratively subdivided into the aforementioned towns of Bulki and Sawla and the seven woredas of Demba Gofa, Gada, Geze Gofa, Melokoza, Oyda, Uba Debretsehay, and Zala. Gofa Zone is part of a region known for hilly and undulating midland and upper lowland terrain. It is prone to floods and landslides. Due to terrain and weather patterns, less than one in five households is food secure. Food crops incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of . , it has around 128 million inhabitants, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, thirteenth-most populous country in the world, the List of African countries by population, second-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African Plate, African and Somali Plate, Somali tectonic plates. Early modern human, Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out for the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loma (woreda)
Loma is one of the woredas in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Dawro Zone, Loma is bordered on the south by the Gamo Gofa Zone, on the west by Isara, on the northwest by Mareka, on the north by Gena Bosa, and on the east by the Wolayita Zone. The eastern and southern border of Loma is marked by the Omo River. Towns in Loma include Loma Bale. Loma was part of former Loma Bosa woreda. Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 109,192, of whom 55,214 are men and 53,978 women; 3,999 or 3.66% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 64.35% of the population reporting that belief, 24.06% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 8.31% embraced Catholicism The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones Of Ethiopia
The regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 62 zones (, ''zonə''), (). The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005 and 2007. Various maps give different zone names and boundaries. Zones are a 2nd level subdivision of Ethiopia, below regions and above woredas, or districts. The zones are listed below, by region. Addis Ababa * List of subcities Afar Region * Awsi Rasu * Kilbet Rasu * Gabi Rasu * Fanti Rasu * Hari Rasu * Mahi Rasu ( New Zone) * Argobba (special woreda) Amhara Region * Agew Awi * East Gojjam * North Gondar * Central Gondar * West Gondar * Wag Hemra * West Gojjam *Bahir Dar (special zone) * West Gojjam * South Gondar * North Wollo * South Wollo *Oromia * North Shewa * wolkait tegede stit humera zone * north gojjam zone Benishangul-Gumuz Region *Asosa * Kamashi * Metekel Central Ethiopia Region This region was created in 2023 fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadiya Zone
Hadiya (also transliterated Hadiyya) is a zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. This zone is named after the Hadiya of the Hadiya Kingdom, whose homeland covers part of the administrative division. Hadiya is bordered on the south by Kembata, on the southwest by the Dawro Zone, on the west by the Omo River which separates it from Oromia Region and the Yem Special Woreda, on the north by Gurage, on the northeast by Silte, and on the east by the Alaba Zone; the woredas of Mirab Badawacho and Misraq Badawacho form an exclave separated from the rest of the zone by Kembata. The administrative center of Hadiya is Hosaena. Hadiya has 294 kilometers of all-weather roads and 350 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 169 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. According to the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) 8,364.00 tons of coffee were produced in Gurage, Hadiya and KT combined in the year ending in 2005, representing 8.33% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
