Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region
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Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ደቡብ ብሔሮች ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች ክልል |
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 Map of Ethiopia showing Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region |
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 Ethiopia
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| Capital | Hawassa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 105,887.18 km2 (40,883.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 14,929,548 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| ISO 3166 code | ET-SN | |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; Amharic: የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ህዝቦች ክልል?) is one of the nine ethnically based regional states (kililoch) of Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of five kililoch, called Regions 7 to 11, following the regional council elections on 21 June 1992. Its capital is Awasa.
The SNNPR borders Kenya to the south (including a small part of Lake Turkana), the Ilemi Triangle (a region claimed by Kenya and South Sudan) to the southwest, South Sudan to the west, the Ethiopian region of Gambela to the northwest, and the Ethiopian region of Oromia to the north and east. Besides Awasa, the region's major cities and towns include Sodo, Arba Minch, Bonga, Chencha, Dila, Irgalem, Mizan Teferi, Wendo, Welkite, and Worabe.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the SNNPR has an estimated total population of 14,929,548, of whom 7,425,918 were men and 7,503,630 women. 13,433,991 or 89.98% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 1,495,557 or 10.02% are urban; this makes the SNNPR Ethiopia's most rural region. With an estimated area of 105,887.18 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 141 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 3,110,995 households were counted, which results in an average for the Region of 4.8 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 3.9 and rural households 4.9 people.
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