Map of the regions and zones of EthiopiaAmazonite mineral specimen from Konso. Size: 4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm.Men and boys' sleeping hut in Konso, Ethiopia
Konso is a zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. It was formerly a woreda. Prior to 2011, Konso was not part of any Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and was therefore considered a special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area. In 2011, the Segen Area Peoples Zone was established, which includes Konso special woreda and the 3 former woredas surrounding it.[1] This special woreda is named after the Konso people. Located in the Great Rift Valley, Konso is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the South Omo Zone, on the northwest by Alle special woreda, on the north by Dirashe special woreda, on the northeast by Amaro special woreda, and on the east by Burji special woreda. The Sagan River, which flows south then west to join the Weito, defines part of the woreda's boundary with Burji and the entire length of the boundary with the Oromia Region. The administrative center is Karati; other towns in Konso include Fasha and Sagen. After protesting by residents to become a zone for several years, Konso became a zone in November 2018.[2]
^MISGANAW ADDIS MOGES (June 2014). "PRACTICE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE SOUTHERN NATIONS NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES' REGIONAL STATE: THE CASE OF SEGEN AREA PEOPLES' ZONE" (PDF). ADDIS ABABA: ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE – STUDIES CENTRE FOR FEDERAL STUDIES. p. 5.
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Konso is a zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. It was formerly a woreda. Prior to 2011, Konso was not part of any Zone in the Southern...
Karat is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the KonsoZone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State. Situated 20 km north of the Sagan...
The Konso, also known as the Xonsita, are a Lowland East Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting south-western Ethiopia. According to Hallpike...
in this zone. Burji is bordered on the east and south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the KonsoZone, and on the north by the Amaro Zone. The administrative...
August 2023–present The following list shows founding and newly established zones in South Ethiopia Regional State. "የደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልል ሕገ-መንግስት ጸደቀ". www.fanabc...
the then Konso and Dirashe Special Woredas. Ale got Zonal status upon inauguration day of South Ethiopia Regional State in August 2023. The zone is named...
bordered on the south by Burji Zone, on the southwest by KonsoZone, on the west by Dirashe Zone, on the northwest by Gamo Zone and Lake Chamo, and on the...
events. During 21–25 November, the EHRC investigated conflict in the KonsoZone that had taken place during 10–21 November. It found that 66 people had...
northeast by Dirashe and Konso and to the east by the Oromia Region. The administrative center of South Omo is Jinka. This zone is named for the Omo River...
on the south by KonsoZone, on the west by the Weito River which separates it from the Debub Omo Zone, on the north by the Gamo Zone, on the northeast...
statehood to determine whether Wolayta, Gamo, Gofa, South Omo, Gedeo and Konsozones and Dirashe, Amaro, Burji, Basketo and Ale special woredas will form...
referendum was held in the Wolayita, Gamo, Gofa, South Omo, Gedeo, and KonsoZones, as well as the Dirashe, Amaro, Burji, Ale, and Basketo special woredas...
Ethiopia made to it after assuming power, were to remove Konso special woreda from the Zone and add Basketo. However friction between these groups, which...
Basketo people (87.75%), the Wolayta (4.28%), the Amhara (3.73%), and the Konso (1.92%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.32% of the population. Basketo...
was spoken as a first language by 90.94%, Gedeo was spoken by 4.06% and Konso by 2.72%; the remaining 2.28% spoke all other primary languages reported...
monolinguals. Many Tsamai use the Konso language for trade purposes. Most Tsamai live in the Bena Tsemay woreda of the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations,...
of the total had toilet facilities. "Field Trip Report to South Omo zone and Konso wereda (SNNPRS)" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, UNDP-EUE...
ethnic Amharas, and southern Ethiopia region such as Amaro Koore, Konso and Gedeo Zones. Politically motivated purges also became common and many journalists...
there as a crop on the terraces of the Ethiopian Highlands, mainly in the Konso region. Like its widely cultivated relative M. oleifera, Moringa stenopetala...
examination of major factos affecting subsistence economy of South Omo Zone and Konso special wereda in South-western Ethiopia" UNDP-EUE Report, May 1996...
fertilizer shortage and agricultural crisis in Amhara Ethnic violence in Konso Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore Benishangul-Gumuz conflict OLA insurgency...
3 people in the Amaro zone] (in Amharic). Voice of America. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2023. Ethnic violence in Konso Human rights in Ethiopia...
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