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The Sidama Region (Sidama: Sidaamu Qoqqowo; Amharic: ሲዳማ ክልል) is a regional state in southern Ethiopia.It was formed on 18 June 2020 [1] from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and transformation of the Sidama Zone after a 98.52% vote in favour of increased autonomy in the 2019 Sidama referendum.
The Sidama area is a major contributor to coffee production, producing a high percentage of export coffee for the central government, second only to the Oromia region. The Sidama farmers have been affected by hunger caused by declining world market prices for coffee, despite supplying the popular coffee chain Starbucks with the majority of ...
The Sidama Region is administratively divided into four zones and the zone-level city of Hawassa; which in turn are subdivided into districts (woredas) and city administrations: Central Sidama Zone Arbegona
The Sidama, who make up about 5 percent of Ethiopia's 105 million people and are the largest of more than half a dozen ethnic groups in the Southern Nations region, say they will declare their own ...
Hawassa (Amharic: አዋሳ; ʾäwasa, also spelled Awassa or Awasa) known historically as Adare [3] is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Hawassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is 273 km (170 mi) south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, 130 km (81 mi) east of Sodo, and 75 km (47 mi) north of Dilla. The town serves as the capital of the Sidama ...
The following table presents a list of Ethiopian regional states by population based on the 1994 and 2007 censuses with the Statistics Ethiopia estimated population as of July 2023. Region 1994 Census [ 1 ]
The zone was established after two years later from the establishment of the Sidama region. [1] Southern Sidama Zone is established in August 2022 up on resolution passed by Sidama regional state council. [2] Southern Sidama is bordered on the south by the Oromia region and Gedeo Zone, on the east by the Eastern Sidama Zone, on the north by the ...
The Sidama Region was created in June 2020. [5] The South West Ethiopia Region was created on 23 November 2021 following a successful referendum earlier that year. The new region was split off from the SNNPR and consisted of Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, and West Omo Zones, along with Konta special district. [6] On 19 August 2023 the South ...