The
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated
as SNNPR) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of
Ethiopia. It was formed from the
merger of the former Regions 7-11 following the 1994 elections. Its
capital is Awasa.
The SNNPR borders
Kenya to the south, the Ilemi Triangle (a region claimed by
Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan)
to the southwest, South Sudan to the west, the Ethiopian state of
Gambela to the
northwest, and the state of
Oromiya to
the north and east.
Bruce Berry, 12 Nov 2010
Part of the SNNPR was incorporated into newly created
Sidama Regional State on 18 June 2020 following a referendum in the Sidama
Zone in 2019.
Bruce Berry, 06 June 2021
The new Ethiopian Regional States of South
Ethiopia and Central Ethiopia have been
created (August 2023) which were previously part of the SNNPR.
Bruce Berry, 30 Aug 2023