Region of southern nations, nationalities and peoples

Yedebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch Region of southern nations, nationalities and peoples
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Basic data
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Awassa
surface	112,343.2 km²
Residents	18,276,000 (2015)
density	163 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ET-SN
politics
Head of government	Shiferaw Shigute
Political party	Democratic Movement of the South Ethiopian Peoples

6.33031285 36.78497314Coordinates: 6 ° 20 ' N , 36 ° 47' E

The region of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples ( Amharic ደቡብ ብሔሮች ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች , transcribed Yä-Däbub Bəheročč Bəheresäbočč-ənna Həzbočč , in Ethiopia often also YeDebub , "the South"; English Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region , often as SNNPR abbreviated; also Southern Peoples, Nations and Nationalities , SPNN ) is one of nine administrative regions in Ethiopia . The capital of the region is Awassa . The region had an estimated 18,276,000 inhabitants in 2015.

geography

The region is located in the southwest of the country and borders Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and, within Ethiopia, the states of Gambela in the north and Oromia in the north, east and south-east.

Other larger towns besides Awassa are Arba Minch , Wendo , Dilla , Yirga Alem , Worabe (Silte), Soddo , Bonga , Hosa'ina and Mizan Teferi .

Semien Omo (North Omo), Sidama and Gurage are the most densely populated areas of the SNNPR. The population is concentrated in the north, east and the center of the state. In contrast, the south and west are sparsely populated. 90% of the population lived in rural areas, making the SNNPR the most rural region in the country.

Tourist destinations in the region are the Omo National Park and the Nechisar National Park .

population

In contrast to the other Ethiopian states, in which one people each constitutes the overwhelming majority of the population and titular nation , the population of the SNNPR is divided into at least 45 smaller ethnic and language groups, many of which are described as indigenous peoples and often under relatively traditional conditions Life.

According to the 2007 census, of 15,042,531 residents, 19.34% (2,908,491) were Sidama , 10.71% (1,611,190) Wolaytta , 8.02% (1,206,891) Hadiyya , 7.52% (1,130,631 ) Gurage , 6.96% (1,046,519) Gamo , 5.43% (816,195) Kaffa , 5.36% (806,001) Silt'e , 4.92% (740,720) Gedeo , 3.81% (572,828) Kambaata , 3.29% (494,312) Dawro , 2.79% (420,243) Amharen , 2.39% (359,805) Gofa , 2.33% (350,929) Bench , 1.89% (283,864) Aari , 1.57 % (236,182) Oromo , 1.46% (218,925) Konso , 1.35% (202,847) Alaba and 1.01% (142,608) Koorete and 1% (149,851) Me'en .

55.5% were Protestants , 19.9% Ethiopian Orthodox Christians , 14.1% Muslims, 6.6% followers of traditional religions and 2.4% Catholics .

languages

The numerous languages spoken in the region belong to five different language branches from two language families: the Cushitic , omotic and Ethiosemitic languages are assigned to the Afro-Asian language family , while the Surmic and Nilotic languages belong to the Nilo-Saharan family.

The 1994 census shows that the most widely spoken languages are Sidama (18%), Gurage (14.72%), Wolaytta (11.53%), Hadiyya (8.53%), Kaffa (5.22%) and Kambaata ( 4.35%). Other languages in the region include: a. Gamo , Malo , Goffa and Gedeo . Amharic serves as the lingua franca and official working language .

History and politics

The region of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples includes the former provinces of Kaffa and Gamo-Gofa as well as parts of Sidamo and Shewa . When the administrative structure of Ethiopia was reorganized according to ethnic criteria, the five regions Gurage-Hadiya-Kambata , Sidama , Walayta , Omo and Kafa were initially formed. These were merged in 1994 to form today's SNNPR. Parts of the border with the neighboring region of Oromia are disputed.

The ruling party in the region has been the Democratic Movement of the South Ethiopian Peoples ( SEPDM ) since 1992 . This is part of the national coalition of the Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples . The so far unsuccessful Democratic Alliance of the Peoples of South Ethiopia , which is part of the electoral alliance of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces , acts as the opposition party in the region .

The regional parliament has been composed as follows since the 2005 elections :

Party or alliance	Seats (348)	proportion of
Democratic Movement of the South Ethiopian Peoples	271	77.9%
Coalition for Unity and Democracy	39	11.2%
Democratic Alliance of the Peoples of South Ethiopia	37	10.6%
Democratic united front of the Sheko and Majangir peoples	1	0.3%

economy

According to the CSA, 100,338 tons of coffee were produced in the region in 2004-2005 , which makes up 44.2% of the total production in Ethiopia. The livestock included 7,938,490 cattle (20.5% of the nationwide herd), 3,270,200 sheep (18.8%), 2,289,970 goats (17.6%), 298,720 horses (19.7%), 63,460 mules (43.1%), 278,440 donkeys (11.1%), 6,586,140 poultry (21.3%) and 726,960 beehives (16.7%).

The infrastructure in the SNNPR is poorly developed and has recently been expanded by the authorities. According to the SNNPR Water Resources Bureau, 54% of the area in the region had access to clean drinking water at the end of fiscal year 2006, compared to 10–15% 15 years earlier.

Web links

Commons : Region of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Map of the SNNPR at UN-OCHA ( PDF file; 220 kB)
2005 census at the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia ( Memento from July 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Ethiopia: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Central Statistics Agency (Ethiopia) : Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), (pp. 19, 98-100 , 112)
↑ African Elections Database : Results of Elections in the Region of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples , accessed June 15, 2010

[1] Ethiopia: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .

[CSA07-2] Central Statistics Agency (Ethiopia) : Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), (pp. 19, 98-100 , 112)

[3] African Elections Database : Results of Elections in the Region of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples , accessed June 15, 2010