Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
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.