Where is Sawla, SNNPR located?

Sawla is located in SNNPR, Ethiopia, at approximate coordinates 6.3000°, 36.8833°.

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Sawla

SNNPRtown

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Elevation1361 m

Land area16.7 km²

Coordinates6.30°, 36.88°

Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

1361 m

Area

16.7 km²

Official website

www.gofasawla.gov.et

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Overview

Sawla is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 6°18′N 36°53′E with an elevation of 1,395 metres (4,577 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by Demba Gofa woreda.

History & geography

History

The Founding of Sawla (Felege Neway). The town was founded in 1959 during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. The main factors for its founding were its conducive climate and environment, fertile soil, suitability for expansion of infrastructure, the presence of an airport at that time, availability of water and different spices including coffee, and its importance as a business center. In 1963 the Gofa Awuraja was transferred to Sawla from Bulki and this played a role for the relatively fast structural development of the town. The ancient name of Sawla is Felege Newaye. Sawla town has its present name from “Sa'a’’ ‘’wula” a Gofa word that means "the gate of land." This name was given because Sawla was serving as the center of business for the surrounding districts. In 2002/2003 the Southern Nations Nationality Peoples Regional State Works and Urban Development Bureau study has classified it as one of the city administrations in the region. Sawla is a reform and has a municipal status urban kebelle. The town got the first plan in 1965, and the current plan in 2002. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary and secondary school in Sawla in 1968. A study to build a road to connect Sawla with Ameya in Ela woreda was conducted in 1996. On 1 July 2008, the Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives voted to ratify a US$9 million loan agreement signed with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa for the implementation of a rural electrification project linking Sawla and Key Afer in Hamer Bena woreda. The cost of this project would total US$43.89 million, of which the OPEC Fund for International Development has promised US$20 million, while the Ethiopian government will provide US$14 million.

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