Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR) is one of the nine
ethnic divisions (kililoch) of
Ethiopia. It comprises the former Regions 7-11. Its capital is
Awasa.The SNNPR borders
Kenya to the south, the
Ilemi Triangle (a region claimed by Ethiopia, Kenya, and
Sudan) to the southwest, Sudan to the west, the Ethiopian region of
Gambela to the north, and the Ethiopian region of
Oromia to the north and east. Besides Awasa, the region's major cities and towns include
Arba Minch,
Bonga,
Chencha,
Dila,
Irgalem,
Mizan Teferi,
Sodo, Wendo, and Worabe (Silte).
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