Shewa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shua, Central Ethiopia, Shoa
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shewa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region of Ethiopia
- Settlement.image_map
- Shewa in Ethiopia (1943-1987).svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Shewa
- Settlement.population_est
- 15.6 Million
- Settlement.pop_est_as_of
- 2007
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Largest City
- Settlement.seat
- Addis Ababa
- Settlement.parts_type
- Regions
- Settlement.parts
- , ,
- Settlement.timezone1
- East Africa Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +3
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- Commons category
- Shewa
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1995-00-00
- P12749
- Wolfgang Kaim
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- Notable people
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Shewa (; ; , ), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa, is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at its center.
The towns of Debre Berhan, Antsokia, Ankober, Entoto and, after Shewa became a province of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa have all served as the capital of Shewa at various times. Most of northern Shewa, made up of the districts of Menz, Tegulet, Yifat, Menjar and Bulga, is populated by Christian Amharas, while southern Shewa is inhabited by the Gurages and eastern Shewa has large Oromo and Argobba Muslim populations. The monastery of Debre Libanos, founded by Saint Tekle Haymanot, is located in the ancient district of Selale. Modern Shewa includes the historical Endagabatan province.
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